![Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, n.d. [May 1932]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/98e3d35c-2a40-9a4e-e1f4-b83be534d5cb/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- n.d. [May 1932]
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Kawase Hasui
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.
Kuri Ferry at Funabori (alternate version, undated), depicts the same Funabori ferry crossing as the May 1932 dated composition — the flat-bottomed rope ferry across the Naka River at this eastern Tokyo district — in a second version that may represent a different season, weather condition, or compositional approach. The undated version and the dated May 1932 version together represent Hasui's thorough documentation of this working river-crossing that was one of the last such traditional ferries operating within what was becoming metropolitan Tokyo. The Boats & Ships tag indicates the ferry's compositional centrality.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in n.d. [May 1932].
Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (n.d. [May 1932]).
Kuri Ferry, Funabori (Kuriwatashi, Funabori) depicts boats & ships.
