Nishikiura Beach, Atami (Atami Nishikiura)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1940
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Kawase Hasui
Edition period is the primary value driver for Hasui prints. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A through D types) consistently achieve 3–5× the price of posthumous reprints of the same design. Condition is the second key factor — unfaded colors, full margins, and absence of foxing or staining are essential. Subject matter (snow > rain > night > other) provides a further modifier within each edition tier.
Nishikiura Beach at Atami in Izu Province faces Sagami Bay from a cove just south of the main resort town, its calm water sheltered by rocky headlands. Hasui's 1940 print likely shows the cove in summer or early autumn — the warm blue of Sagami Bay in a sheltered setting, pine-covered rocks framing the composition. Atami was among the most fashionable resort destinations from Tokyo, and Nishikiura its quieter, more scenic alternative to the main beach.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nishikiura Beach, Atami (Atami Nishikiura) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1940.
Nishikiura Beach, Atami (Atami Nishikiura) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1940).
Nishikiura Beach, Atami (Atami Nishikiura) depicts seascapes.
