Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace (Sakurada mon) | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 03:00 PM GMT
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace (Sakurada mon)
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher's mark (Hotei 'B', circa 1924-30) to the lower right margin Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Showa sannen saku (made in 1928)
Horizontal oban: 24.1 x 36.5 cm., 9½ x 14⅜ in.
A nocturnal scene depicting Sakurada Gate of the Imperial Palace (Sakurada mon) in Tokyo. The clear water around the palace walls reflects the gate, illuminated by perhaps the moon up in the sky.
For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bosotn, accession number 49.696, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/253695
For the original painting of which the design is closely based in the Edo Tokyo Museum, object number 93202372, go to:
https://museumcollection.tokyo/works/6250652/
For the proof of the same print in the collection of the Edo Tokyo Museum, object number 93202374, go to:
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