Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada)
by Kawase Hasui
by Kawase Hasui
From the Selection of Views of Japan series — a curated group of Hasui's most praised regional subjects. Series membership adds collector appeal beyond that of standalone compositions. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A–D types) represent the most desirable impressions; atmospheric subjects (snow, rain, night) within this series command the highest prices. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Tokaido, Shimada, from the Selection of Views of the Tokaido published in 1942, depicts the Shimada post-station on the Oi River — the most difficult crossing of the entire Tokaido highway, where the wide, braided river channel had no bridge, and travelers had to be carried across on porters' shoulders or in palanquins when flooding permitted crossing at all. The Oi River crossing at Shimada, where the Suruga mountains form the backdrop and the wide gravel river bed spreads across the valley floor, is one of the Tokaido's most historically resonant scenes. Hasui's composition likely captures the river's expansive width.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1942.
Yes — Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada) is part of the Selection of Views of the Tōkaidō series by Kawase Hasui.
Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1942).
Tokaido, Shimada, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Tokaido Shimada) depicts landscapes, tōkaidō, and travel scenes.
