Details

The verandah opens to a riot of color with the eruptions of azalea blooms. A woman in a striking kimono adds to the symphony of color. Lush rolling hills encircle a pond, enclosing this space into a private spectacle of the grandeur of spring.  

Connoisseur's Note

One of six untitled designs in the set Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa. Privately commissioned by the Iwasaki family, the set was published in 1935 and sold to foreign visitors when the villa was turned into a hotel before WWII.