![Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, 1921](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/7e4f83a5-694d-1634-1447-b94df2154699/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]
by Kawase Hasui
Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]
by Kawase Hasui
A nocturnal water scene — one of Hasui's most technically sophisticated subjects, requiring the master printing of both moonlight effects and water reflections simultaneously. Gallery retail for Moon at Magome (a comparable night-water scene) is listed at $15,000 by Egenolf Gallery. Moonlight over Kanazawa Canal (postwar, 1950) sold for $2,300 at Bonhams London (2022) even in a later edition — earlier impressions command substantially more. Pre-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest of all, as the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most early blocks.
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island, published in 1921 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series, depicts the brackish lagoon lake on Sado Island's Kamo district under full nocturnal illumination. Lake Kamo, separated from the sea by a narrow sandbar, was a celebrated scenic site on the island — its still, sheltered surface caught moonlight with exceptional clarity. The [oban](/glossary/oban) format, [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) sky, and moonlight reflection on calm water make this one of the Second Series' most accomplished night-scene compositions, demonstrating Hasui's rapid mastery of the nocturnal atmospheric effects that would become among his most celebrated specialties.
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.
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1921.
Yes — Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series series (print 8) by Kawase Hasui.
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" depicts landscapes, rivers & lakes, and moonlight.
Moonlight over Lake Kamo in Sado Island (Getsumei no Kamoko [Sado]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" measures 36.2 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).
