The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Shinagawa oki
by Kawase Hasui
Shinagawa oki
by Kawase Hasui
From one of Hasui's early Tokyo series — the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo or Twelve Months of Tokyo, documenting the city's neighborhoods with seasonal precision. These series are the predecessors to the landmark Twenty Views of Tokyo and carry collector interest for their historical documentation of interwar Tokyo. Snow and night scenes within these series command the highest premiums; atmospheric daytime scenes trade at moderate prices. Pre-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest of all, as the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most early blocks.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series published in 1920, depicts the open bay view looking southward from the Shinagawa shoreline into Tokyo Bay — one of the capital's great seaward vistas before industrial and land-reclamation projects transformed the coast. The Shinagawa offing was historically the point where incoming ships first came into sight of the capital, and its wide horizon of water, islands, and distant mountains carried both strategic and aesthetic significance. The [oban](/glossary/oban) format is suited to the composition's broad horizontal expanse, the bay stretching from the Shinagawa shore to the distant Boso Peninsula.
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" (Shinagawa oki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1920.
Yes — The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series (print 3 of 12) by Kawase Hasui.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print; oban.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" depicts edo & tokyo, set at Tokyo.
The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)" measures 38.8 × 26.7 cm (Oban format).
