Mount Fuji subjects carry steady collector interest driven by the mountain's iconic status — the universal shorthand for Japan in Western collections. Hasui's Fuji views are more varied than Hiroshige's canonical series, often featuring the mountain from unusual lakeside or riverside perspectives. Combined subjects (Fuji with snow, rain, or moonlight) command the highest premiums within this category. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Fuji River, published in February 1933, depicts the Fuji River — one of Japan's three fastest rivers, running from the Kai mountains through a steep gorge to Suruga Bay with Mount Fuji visible to the east — in the winter clarity of February when the river runs cold and fast over its rocky bed. The Fuji River's gorge provided Hasui a vigorous, dramatic composition: white water threading between dark boulders, the steep valley walls rising on either side, with Fuji possibly visible above the canyon rim. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) sky and Mount Fuji tag indicate this is among Hasui's most kinetically charged river subjects.
Nikko Chuzenjiko
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fuji River was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in February 1933.
Fuji River uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper.
Fuji River was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (February 1933).
Fuji River depicts rivers & lakes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
Fuji River measures 36 × 51.6 cm (Oban format).
