Chongseokjeong, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Sosekitei)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Eight Views of Korea (print 1 of 8)
- Date:
- October 1939
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.4 × 39.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
One of Hasui's Eight Views of Korea, depicting the striking basalt columns at Chongseokjeong. Lifetime editions bring $500-$2,000. The Korean series prints were produced during Hasui's travels to the Korean peninsula in the 1930s and appeal to a specialized collector base interested in historical views of Korea under Japanese administration.
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