Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto)
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.
Seto in Bishu, from the Selection of Views of the Tokaido published in March 1934, depicts the town of Seto in present-day Aichi Prefecture — historically Japan's most important ceramics production center, known as "the home of Japanese porcelain" for the ubiquitous Seto-mono (Seto-ware) that gave the Japanese language its common word for pottery. The Tokaido series' inclusion of Seto expanded the geographic scope to the ceramics town's hilly landscape of kilns and clay-working facilities. The March publication date suggests a late-winter or early-spring composition.
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.
Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in March 1934.
Yes — Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (March 1934).
Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.
