Lake Kawaguchi Oishi (Kawaguchiko Oishi)

Date:: n.d. [1942}
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

Lake Kawaguchi at Oishi, undated (circa 1942), depicts the Oishi shore of Lake Kawaguchi — the small hamlet on the northern shoreline where the most celebrated Fuji-reflection view is traditionally obtained — under the conditions of a particular season or weather. The Oishi vantage gives the classic straight-on view of Fuji's reflection across the lake's full width, and Hasui's circa 1942 treatment brings his late-middle-career atmospheric technique to this most-depicted of the Five Lakes compositions. The Rivers & Lakes and [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) tags indicate the composition's atmospheric qualities.