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Kawase Hasui (1883 - 1957)

Zojo Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei).
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo in 1925.
Signed: Hasui with artist’s seal Kawase.
Size: 39.3 x 26.6 cm.

Literature

Reference: Shin hanga: The New Prints of Japan 1900-1960 (2022), Cat. 166, p. 184

Detail Description

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Zojo Temple in Shiba (Shiba Zojoji), from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei).

Published by Watanabe Shozaburo in 1925.

Signed: Hasui with artist’s seal Kawase.

Size: 39.3 x 26.6 cm.

Very good impression and color, paper slightly toned, with manuscript text in English at the bottom margin. Originally purchased in 1936 by the previous owner.