Moon over the Ara River, Akabane, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo" (Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane))
Tokyo nijukei, Arakawa no tsuki (Akabane
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twenty Views of Tokyo (print 4 of 20)
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.2 × 36.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
From the prestigious Twenty Views of Tokyo series, this nocturnal scene shows moonlight over the Ara River at Akabane. Lifetime editions sell for $800-$3,500. Moon-over-water compositions by Hasui are prized for their technical printing challenges, and this design's combination of a famous series with a night subject makes it one of the stronger entries in the set.
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