The Hori River at Obama (Obama Horikawa), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, First Series (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Obama Horikawa
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 24.1 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
The Hori River at Obama appears in this first Souvenirs of Travel print, showing the quiet waterway of a small Fukui Prefecture port town. Lifetime editions sell for $400-$1,500. First Series prints published before the September 1923 earthquake are identifiable by the small 6mm circular Watanabe seal and command a significant premium, potentially reaching $2,000-$3,000 for fine examples.
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