Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
by Kawase Hasui
Boshu Taikai
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.
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), published in 1925 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series, depicts the open Pacific from the Boso Peninsula — the projecting headland southeast of Tokyo that forms the eastern arm of Tokyo Bay — where the full force of the Pacific swell confronts Japan's eastern coast. Unlike Hasui's sheltered Inland Sea or harbor subjects, this view of the taikai (great sea) from Awa Province offers an unobstructed horizon of open ocean, the seascape broadened to its maximum extent. This is among the most expansive ocean subjects in Hasui's catalog, depicting Japan's exposed Pacific rather than its sheltered interior waters.
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.
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" (Boshu Taikai) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1925.
Yes — Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series (print 9) by Kawase Hasui.
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1925).
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" depicts landscapes, seascapes, and travel scenes.
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)" measures 24.1 × 36.5 cm (Oban format).
