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Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, March 1934

Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto)

by Kawase Hasui

Shin-hanga
LandscapesTōkaidōTravel ScenesFamous Places (Meisho-e)
Bokashi
Date:
March 1934
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.