Kiso River, Inuyama (Kisogawa (Inuyama))

Date:: n.d. [c. 1927]
Medium:: Color woodblock print
Format:: Oban
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Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

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Typical Price

River, lake, and coastal scenes form the largest single category in Hasui's output — steady, popular subjects with consistent demand. Value is driven primarily by edition period (pre-war vs. postwar lifetime vs. posthumous), condition, and the presence of seasonal atmospheric effects. Night and rain variants of water scenes command 20–40% premiums over comparable daytime views.

Pre-war lifetime edition (Watanabe seal): $800–$3,000
Postwar lifetime edition (J-seal): $350–$1,200
Posthumous/Heisei edition: $150–$500

Description

Kiso River at Inuyama (alternate version, circa 1927), depicts a second view of the Kiso River gorge below Inuyama Castle — another exploration of the same subject as the circa 1927 Kisogawa composition, likely from a different vantage point along the gorge walls or emphasizing different aspects of the river's movement through the limestone canyon. The two Kiso River at Inuyama compositions in this dataset suggest Hasui's sustained engagement with the gorge from multiple compositional approaches during the same period of travel through the Chubu region.