Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan))
Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan
by Kawase Hasui
Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan
by Kawase Hasui
Night views with moonlight and lantern effects carry a 20–30% premium over comparable daytime scenes. The dramatic tonal contrasts required for nocturnal subjects make impression quality especially important — fine examples from pre-war printings show a depth of color that later editions rarely match. Prints with well-preserved black areas and accurate moonlight bokashi command the highest prices. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (March 1932) depicts the Pacific shoreline at Ninomiya in Kanagawa Prefecture under the hazy spring moon — the oborozuki of traditional Japanese poetic imagery, its light diffused by seasonal atmospheric moisture. Ninomiya beach, on Sagami Bay southwest of Tokyo, offered Hasui a wide sandy shoreline where moonlight could be traced across both the water's surface and the pale sand. The March publication date aligns with the late winter to early spring transition when the oborozuki phenomenon is most characteristically observed. A second version (January 1932) also exists in this dataset, showing Hasui's sustained exploration of this single coastal subject.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in March 1932.
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (March 1932).
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) depicts spring, seascapes, and moonlight.
Spring Moon, Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki (Ninomiya kaigan)) measures 23.9 × 36.2 cm (Oban format).
