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-earthquake impressions (before September 1923) are the rarest of all, as the Kanto Earthquake destroyed Watanabe's workshop and most early blocks.
Uchiyamashita in Okayama is a district in the castle city of Okayama where a small river (possibly the Nishigawa canal) runs through the urban fabric, its stone embankments and bridges providing the canal-and-street composition Hasui favored in provincial city centers. This 1923 print from the Selection of Scenes from Japan shows the urban waterway in a quiet scene, the castle city's characteristic stone-walled channels and traditional shopfronts framing the reflective water.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1923.
Yes — Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) is part of the Selection of Views of Japan series (print 31) by Kawase Hasui.
Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series "Selection of Scenes from Japan" (Nihon fukei senshu, Okayama Uchiyamashita) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1923).
