Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.1 × 36.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Gosai Canal in Niigata, published in 1921 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series, depicts one of the water channels that crisscrossed the port city of Niigata — a city built on the marshy delta of the Shinano River, with canals as its primary circulation system well into the twentieth century. The Gosaibori canal would have presented Hasui a composition of still water between wooden embankments and traditional townhouse facades, the flat delta light softening reflections on the quiet surface. Niigata's canal landscape, unique among Japanese cities for its delta geography, gave the Second Series one of its most distinctive urban water subjects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" (Niigata Gosaibori) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1921.
Yes — Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series series (print 6) by Kawase Hasui.
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" depicts rivers & lakes and travel scenes.
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" measures 24.1 × 36.5 cm (Oban format).