Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Suo Kintaikyo
by Kawase Hasui
Suo Kintaikyo
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.
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province, published in 1924 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series, depicts the celebrated wooden arch bridge spanning the Nishiki River at Iwakuni in present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Kintaikyo, first built in 1673, consists of five wooden arches — four supported by stone piers in the river — and is widely regarded as Japan's most beautiful wooden bridge. Hasui's oban composition with its bokashi sky likely places the bridge's graceful arches against the tree-lined banks of the Nishiki River, capturing both the engineering elegance and the wooded landscape that has made this site a perennial subject for woodblock printmakers.
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.
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" (Suo Kintaikyo) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.
Yes — Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series (print 4) by Kawase Hasui.
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" depicts landscapes, bridges, and travel scenes.
Kintai Bridge in Suo Province (Suo Kintaikyo), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" measures 38.8 × 26.4 cm (Oban format).
