The Ochanomizu district along the Kanda River is a classic Tokyo subject that Kasamatsu rendered with the quiet elegance of his Watanabe period. Lifetime editions sell for $800-$2,200. This well-known location near Nikolai Cathedral and the river embankment carries historical associations that enhance its appeal to collectors interested in Tokyo's evolving urban landscape.
The Ochanomizu district in Tokyo — where the Kanda River cuts through a steep gorge to create the city's most dramatic natural topographic feature — appears here in 1956, the railway bridges and university buildings of the postwar era visible along the gorge rim. Kasamatsu's postwar Ochanomizu print records how this district survived the war's destruction while the city around it was rebuilt in a new idiom. The gorge's geology persists beneath the modern overlay, and his composition finds that persistence in the relationship between stone walls and flowing water.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Ochanomizu (御茶ノ水) was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪) in 1956.
Ochanomizu uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Ochanomizu was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1956).
Ochanomizu depicts urban scenes, rivers & lakes, and architecture.
Ochanomizu measures 24 × 36 cm (Oban format).
