Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
by Kawase Hasui
by Kawase Hasui
From the Twenty Views of Tokyo series (1925–1930) — Hasui's most prestigious documented series and the foundation of serious collecting. These prints document interwar Tokyo neighborhoods with extraordinary atmospheric sensitivity. Christie's is the most active auction house for this series, having handled 533+ Hasui lots. Series membership adds a consistent premium over standalone compositions of comparable subjects. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Yaguchi on the Tama River in southern Tokyo was a ford and later a bridge crossing on the river's lower reach, its riverbanks traditional fishing grounds for sweetfish (ayu). This 1928 oban from the Twenty Views of Tokyo likely shows the river crossing with the flat Tama River sandbanks visible, the distant shore and tree line completing the composition. The Yaguchi ferry crossing had been replaced by a bridge, but the Tama River scenery retained its rural character at this point south of the city.
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.
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1928.
Yes — Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series by Kawase Hasui.
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1928).
Yaguchi, from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" depicts landscapes, edo & tokyo, and famous places (meisho-e), set at Tokyo.
