Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 24.1 × 36.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
This second Souvenirs of Travel entry shows the Gosai Canal in Niigata, one of the city's historic waterways. Lifetime editions typically bring $400-$1,800. Canal and waterway scenes offered Hasui opportunities for reflection effects and atmospheric perspective, and well-printed examples with strong water rendering are preferred by discerning collectors.
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