Katsura Island, Matsushima (Matsushima Katsurashima), from the series “Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)”
Matsushima Katsurashima
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- summer 1919
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 39 × 26.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
Katsura Island in Matsushima Bay appears in this first Souvenirs of Travel print. Lifetime editions typically sell for $400-$1,500. Matsushima, renowned as one of Japan's Three Most Scenic Views, provided Hasui with inherently prestigious subject matter. Pre-earthquake first editions from before September 1923 are the most desirable and can reach $2,000-$4,000.
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