The Shinagawa Offing (Shinagawa oki), from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai)"
Shinagawa oki
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (print 3 of 12)
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 38.8 × 26.7 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Typical Price
From the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series, this print captures the Shinagawa offing where Tokyo Bay meets the Pacific. Lifetime editions bring $600-$2,500. Maritime compositions from the Tokyo series offer a different perspective on the capital, looking outward to the sea rather than inward to streets and temples. The open water allows Hasui to demonstrate his skill with atmospheric perspective.
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