Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | The Kasuga Shrine in Nara (Nara Kasuga jinja) | Taisho period, early 20th century
A rare group of pre-earthquake prints
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November 18, 02:14 PM GMT
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8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
The Kasuga Shrine in Nara (Nara Kasuga jinja)
Taisho period, early 20th century
woodblock print, from the series Souvenirs of Travel II (Tabi miyage dai nishu), signed Hasui, and with artist’s pre-earthquake diamond-shaped seal, publisher’s circular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Taisho junen junigatsu juninichi (12th February 1921)
Vertical oban: 38.8 x 26.4 cm., 15¼ x 10⅜ in.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 47.66, go to: