Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
Senzokuike
by Kawase Hasui
Senzokuike
by Kawase Hasui
From the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (1925–1930) — Hasui's most prestigious documented series and the foundation of serious collecting. These prints document interwar Tokyo neighborhoods with extraordinary atmospheric sensitivity. Christie's is the most active auction house for this series, having handled 533+ Hasui lots. Series membership adds a consistent premium over standalone compositions of comparable subjects. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Senzoku Pond, from the Twenty Views of Tokyo series published in 1928, depicts the small natural pond in the Ota ward of southern Tokyo — a site long associated with legendary warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who reportedly washed his feet (senzoku) in its waters. The pond, surrounded by a modest shrine and weeping willow trees, offered Hasui a quiet, garden-like Tokyo subject in contrast to the series' more urban riverside scenes. The oban format and bokashi sky characteristic of the Twenty Views series give Senzoku Pond's tranquil setting the atmospheric depth of a classical landscape in miniature.
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.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" (Senzokuike) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1928.
Yes — Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (print 2 of 20) by Kawase Hasui.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1928).
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.
Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" measures 23.8 × 35.9 cm (Oban format).
