Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | The Bay off Shinagawa (Shinagawa oki) | Taisho period, early 20th century

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

The Bay off Shinagawa (Shinagawa oki)

Taisho period, early 20^th century

woodblock print, from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tokyo junidai), signed Hasui, and with artist's pre- earthquake taijitu seal Sui, titled in the lower left margin as above, no publisher's mark but published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962), dated Taisho kyu natsu (summer 1920)

Horizontal oban: 26.3 x 38.6 cm., 10⅜ x 15¼ in.