Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
by Kawase Hasui
by Kawase Hasui
From the Selection of Views of Japan series — a curated group of Hasui's most praised regional subjects. Series membership adds collector appeal beyond that of standalone compositions. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A–D types) represent the most desirable impressions; atmospheric subjects (snow, rain, night) within this series command the highest prices. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the Selection of Views of Japan published in September 1931, depicts the famous pine beach on the Suruga coast near the mouth of the Fuji River — a three-kilometer crescent of sandy shore backed by thousands of ancient black pines, with Mount Fuji dominating the background across Suruga Bay. Miho no Matsubara is among Japan's most celebrated coastal landscapes, its combination of white beach, dark pines, and Fuji's perfect cone creating the quintessential image of Japanese coastal beauty. Hasui's September composition would likely show the beach in late summer or early autumn light.
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.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in September 1931.
Yes — Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (September 1931).
Pine Beach at Miho (Miho no Matsubara), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" depicts landscapes, seascapes, and tōkaidō.
