Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Tazawako Kansanomiyagu
by Kawase Hasui
Tazawako Kansanomiyagu
by Kawase Hasui
The Souvenirs of Travel series (First, Second, and Third Series, 1919–1922) represents Hasui's earliest major publishing relationship with Watanabe Shozaburo. Pre-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest — the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most original blocks, making surviving early round-seal impressions exceptionally valuable at $2,500–$8,000. Post-earthquake editions were printed from recut blocks and trade at lower prices.
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake, published in 1927 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series, depicts a lakeside shrine on the shores of Tazawako — Japan's deepest lake, located in present-day Akita Prefecture. The shrine's torii gate standing directly in the shallows or on the forested shore would have created a composition similar in spirit to Miyajima's famous floating gate, with forest, water, and sacred architecture brought into intimate proximity. The oban format and bokashi sky characteristic of the Third Series lend the composition the atmospheric depth appropriate to one of the Tohoku's most celebrated natural settings.
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.
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1927.
Yes — Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series (print 11) by Kawase Hasui.
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1927).
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and rivers & lakes.
Kansanomiya Shrine at Tazawa Lake (Tazawako Kansanomiyagu), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" measures 36.5 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).
