Ushiku Marsh (Ushikunuma)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- n.d.
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
by Kawase Hasui
River, lake, and coastal scenes form the largest single category in Hasui's output — steady, popular subjects with consistent demand. Value is driven primarily by edition period (pre-war vs. postwar lifetime vs. posthumous), condition, and the presence of seasonal atmospheric effects. Night and rain variants of water scenes command 20–40% premiums over comparable daytime views.
Ushiku Marsh (Ushikunuma) in Ibaraki Prefecture is a large freshwater marsh east of Tsukuba, once abundant with lotus and waterfowl. This undated print likely shows the marsh in an unspecified season — the open water and reed margins in a flat, low-horizon composition that emphasized sky and reflection. The flat Ibaraki wetlands gave Hasui a landscape type quite different from the mountain and coastal views that dominated his travel output.
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ushiku Marsh (Ushikunuma) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in n.d..
Ushiku Marsh (Ushikunuma) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (n.d.).
Ushiku Marsh (Ushikunuma) depicts rivers & lakes.
