Dawn Snow at the Port of Ogi, Sado (Yuki no akebono, Sado Ogi wan), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Yuki no akebono, Sado Ogi wan
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- December 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.2 × 24.2 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
A particularly evocative composition from the second Souvenirs of Travel series, showing dawn breaking over snow at Sado Island's Ogi port. Snow-and-dawn subjects are premium Hasui territory, and lifetime editions bring $600-$2,500. The combination of atmospheric weather and the remote Sado setting gives this print strong individual character within the series.
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