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Kawase Hasui, 1883-1957
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Collection of scenic views of Japan, eastern Japan edition: Pier at Otaru
(Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen: Otaru no hatoba) |
signed Hasui with artist's seal Kawase, the title on the upper right margin, Otaru no hatoba, dated below, Showa hachinen shigatsu saku (Showa 8 [1933], 4th month), with publisher's (Hotei 'E') seal Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo (Copyright ownership, reproduction not allowed without permission, Watanabe Shozaburo), and inscribed in pencil on the bottom margin (with an incorrect reading of the title), Hokaido, and Hasui, Kawase
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oban tate-e 15 3/8 by 10 1/8 in., 39 by 25.7 cm
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According to Kendall Brown in Visions of Japan, Hasui considered this one of his best works.
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Reference:
Kendall Brown, Kawase Hasui: The complete woodblock prints, 2003, no. 297
Kendall Brown, Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasui's masterpieces, 2004, p. 26
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price: Sold
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