Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
by Kawase Hasui
Wakasa Kugushiko
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.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province, published in 1920 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series, depicts the mountain lake tucked in the hills behind the Obama coast in present-day Fukui Prefecture — one of the small, remote lakes of the San'in and Wakasa region that Hasui sought out in his early travels. The oban format with its bokashi sky gives the lake composition the atmospheric breadth of a classical landscape, with forested shoreline and open water surface reflecting the changing sky. This 1920 print is among the earliest in Hasui's series output under Watanabe, demonstrating the visual range he was already developing across Japan's varied lake landscapes.
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" (Wakasa Kugushiko) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1920.
Yes — Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, First Series series (print 14) by Kawase Hasui.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and travel scenes.
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)" measures 35.7 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).
