Shimohonda-machi, Kanazawa, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
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 design depicts the Shimohonda-machi district in Kanazawa, one of Japan's best-preserved castle towns. Lifetime editions sell for $500-$2,000. Kanazawa subjects have particular appeal for collectors familiar with the city's rich cultural heritage, and Hasui's depiction of traditional machiya architecture along a historic street captures the town's distinctive character.
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