Tomogashima In Wakanoura — 観光地百選 和歌の浦、友ヶ島島

A second impression of Hasui's Tomogashima print from the "100 Selected Tourist Spots" series. The paired catalogue entries for this Wakanoura coastal subject likely reflect different print states, edition runs, or minor compositional variants within the same publication context. Tomogashima's combination of Meiji military heritage (brick batteries and lighthouse constructed for coastal defense) and classical poetic associations with Wakanoura made it a representative subject for a series aimed at documenting landscapes with historical and cultural resonance. Differences between this and the companion impression may appear in the depth and warmth of the sea color gradation, the handling of atmospheric haze across the water channel separating the island from the mainland, or variations in the color intensity of pine foliage on the island's slopes. Such variations reflect the production realities of woodblock reprinting over extended periods within the Watanabe Shozaburo atelier's commercial operations.