Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Selection of Views of Japan
- Date:
- 1923
- Medium:
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-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest of all, as the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most early blocks.
Kanaya-cho in Nagasaki, from the Selection of Scenes of Japan published in 1923, depicts one of Nagasaki's distinctive hillside neighborhoods — the Kanaya-cho ("gold valley quarter") area where the city's steeply terraced streets and mix of Japanese, Dutch, and Chinese architectural influences created the most visually complex urban landscape in Japan. Nagasaki's unique position as Japan's sole international trading port during the Edo period gave it an architectural character found nowhere else: Chinese-style gables alongside Dutch-influenced brick warehouses alongside traditional Japanese townhouses. Hasui's 1923 composition captures this extraordinary cultural layering.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1923.
Yes — Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho) is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 23) by Kawase Hasui.
Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Kanaya-cho, Nagasaki, from the series "Selection of Scenes of Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Nagasaki Kanaya-cho) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1923).
