Kawase Hasui

1883-1957

Collection of Ukiyo-e Designs: Kegon Falls In Nikko
(Ukiyo-e monyo shu: Nikko Kegon-no-taki)

dated Showa ninen aki saku (made in Showa 2 [1927], autumn), and signed Hasui with artist's seal Kawase, with publisher's mark Rumi (Bijutsusha), the title on the right-hand margin, Nikko Kegon-no-taki

oban tate-e 15 1/4 by 10 1/4 in., 38.8 by 26 cm

In the late 1920's the publishing firm Bijutsusha (in Yotsuya, Tokyo) published this series of tweleve prints, with eight landscapes by Hasui, and four prints depicting beauties by Yamakawa Shuho (1898-1944). For discussion, see Kendall Brown, Kawase Hasui: The complete woodblock prints, 2003, vol. I, pp. 77-78.

Published:
Japanese Landscapes of the 20th century (Hotei Publishing calendar), 2001, September
Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The complete woodblock prints, Hotei Publishing, 2003, no. 170
Kendall Brown, Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasui's Masterpieces, Hotei Publishing, 2004, no. 21

(inv. no. 10-0867)

price: Sold