![Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series: Dawn snow at the port of Ogi, Sado (Tabi miyage dainishu: Yuki no akebono [Sado Ogi wan]) by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Woodblock print](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/scholten/thumbs/dc3f656820366750f9d8053a1002c8fb.jpg)
Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series: Dawn snow at the port of Ogi, Sado (Tabi miyage dainishu: Yuki no akebono [Sado Ogi wan])
by Kawase Hasui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
by Kawase Hasui
This print depicts the harbor at Ogi, a port town on the western coast of Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, at the liminal hour before full dawn. Snow blankets the docks and moored fishing vessels, with the bare washi paper left to suggest accumulated snow on hull and gunwale. Hasui's characteristic predawn bokashi gradation—from deep indigo near the horizon to a pale, cold grey above—conveys the stillness of an overcast winter morning before the working day begins. The composition is part of the Tabi miyage dainishu (Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series), published by Kawaguchi and Sakai beginning in 1921, in which Hasui documented regional landscapes encountered during sketching tours across Japan. Ogi was a significant departure point for ferry routes connecting Sado to the mainland, and its inclusion reflects Hasui's interest in functional maritime settings rather than conventionally picturesque destinations.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series: Dawn snow at the port of Ogi, Sado (Tabi miyage dainishu: Yuki no akebono [Sado Ogi wan]) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Yes — Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series: Dawn snow at the port of Ogi, Sado (Tabi miyage dainishu: Yuki no akebono [Sado Ogi wan]) is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series series by Kawase Hasui.
Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series: Dawn snow at the port of Ogi, Sado (Tabi miyage dainishu: Yuki no akebono [Sado Ogi wan]) depicts snow scenes.
