Kude Beach in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kude no hama), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
by Kawase Hasui
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.
Kude Beach in Wakasa Province, from the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series published in 1920, depicts the shoreline at Kude on the Wakasa Bay coast of present-day Fukui Prefecture — one of the small, sheltered inlets that characterize this deeply indented coastline of the Japan Sea. The Wakasa coast's many coves and headlands, backed by forested mountains dropping directly to the sea, gave the First Series some of its most intimate coastal subjects. The 1920 Kude composition captures the Landscapes quality of this sheltered bay with its clear water and forested headlands.
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.
Kude Beach in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kude no hama), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1920.
Yes — Kude Beach in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kude no hama), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series series (print 9) by Kawase Hasui.
Kude Beach in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kude no hama), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Kude Beach in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kude no hama), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" depicts landscapes, seascapes, and travel scenes.
