Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Three woodblock prints | Taisho - Showa period, 20th century

The Property of an Overseas Gentleman

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) 

Three woodblock prints

Taisho – Showa period, 20^th century

each a woodblock print, signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, and comprising: 

- Misty Morning, Yotsuya Approach (Kiri no asa, Yotsuya mitsuke), published by Doi Sadakazu, dated Showa nananen sangatsu saku (March 1932)

- Uchiyamashita, Okayama, from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Taisho juninen saku (1923), Watanabe diamond-shaped pre-earthquake address label to verso

- Snow at Hinoeda Shrine (Shato no yuki, Hinoedajinja), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Showa rokunen ganjitsu saku (New Year's Day, 1931)

Vertical oban: 39.5 x 26.8 cm., 15⅝ x 10⅝ in. 

Vertical aiban: 30 x 22.5 cm., 11⅞ x 8⅞ in. 

Vertical oban: 38.5 x 26.3 cm., 15¼ x 10⅜ in.