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Night views with moonlight and lantern effects carry a 20–30% premium over comparable daytime scenes. The dramatic tonal contrasts required for nocturnal subjects make impression quality especially important — fine examples from pre-war printings show a depth of color that later editions rarely match. Prints with well-preserved black areas and accurate moonlight bokashi command the highest prices. Pre-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest of all, as the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most early blocks.

Pre-war lifetime edition (Watanabe seal): $1,500–$5,000
Postwar lifetime edition (J-seal): $600–$2,000
Posthumous/Heisei edition: $250–$700

Description

Approaching dusk on Furukawa Embankment in Tokyo in this 1919 nagaban-format print captures one of Hasui's earliest evening subjects, the long horizontal embankment along the Furukawa River in Minato ward darkening as the sky transitions from afternoon gold to evening blue. The nagaban (long board) format — horizontally oriented and larger than standard — gave the embankment composition an unusually wide field, emphasizing the horizontal sweep of the riverside walkway.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1919.

Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; nagaban.

Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1919).

Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) depicts night scenes.

Appoaching Dusk on Furukawa Embankment (Kure iku Furukawazutsumi) measures 48.4 × 18.3 cm (Nagaban format).