Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Ueno Park, Tokyo | Showa period, 20th century
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Ueno Park, Tokyo
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, from the Calendar for the Pacific Transport Lines, 1953, signed in Japanese Hasui, and with printed signature in Roman script to the lower right margin Hasui Kawase, sealed Kawase, titled as above to the lower left margin, issued by the Pacific Transport Lines, Inc. in 1952
Horizontal oban: 25.8 x 38 cm., 10⅛ x 15 in.
An iconic view of the red Five Storied Pagoda at the Ueno Park in Tokyo standing behind the cherry blossoms trees in full bloom. The bright red colour of the Pagoda contrasts the deep and vivid blue of the sky, juxtaposing the bright slice of the moon illuminating the night.
Five hundred copies of this calendar were commissioned by the Pacific Transport Lines for distribution in the United States. Although Hasui did not usually undertake this type of work, he became absorbed in the project. For further reading, see Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui - The Complete Woodblock Prints, (The Netherlands, 2003), p. 131.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, source ID 1490, go to: https://honolulumuseum.org/collections/1490/
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