Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)"
Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi
by Kawase Hasui
Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi
by Kawase Hasui
From the Selection of Views of Japan series — a curated group of Hasui's most praised regional subjects. Series membership adds collector appeal beyond that of standalone compositions. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A–D types) represent the most desirable impressions; atmospheric subjects (snow, rain, night) within this series command the highest prices. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, published in 1924 as part of the Selection of Views of Japan series, depicts the stone arch bridge spanning one of the waterways of Hondo — the main town of the Amakusa Islands in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture. Amakusa, historically significant as a center of hidden Christian culture following the seventeenth-century persecutions, is surrounded by the warm waters of the Yatsushiro Sea, and Hasui's composition likely captures the calm, almost Mediterranean quality of its harbors and bridges. The oban format and bokashi sky place this among the series' most technically accomplished compositions.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.
Yes — Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 4) by Kawase Hasui.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes and bridges, set at Kyoto, Gion.
Gion Bridge at Hondo Amakusa, (Amakusa Hondo Gion-bashi), from the series "Selction of Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu)" measures 23.2 × 30.4 cm (Oban format).
