The Property of a Gentleman
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Evening Glow at Yanaka (Yanaka no yubae) | Taisho period, early 20th century
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The Property of a Gentleman
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Evening Glow at Yanaka (Yanaka no yubae)
Taisho period, early 20th century
woodblock print, from the series Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu), signed Hasui, and with artist's pre-earthquake diamond-shaped seal Kawase, publisher's circular red seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Taisho ju, ichi, nijugo (25th January 1921)
29.9 x 28.6 cm., 11¾ x 11¼ in.
The series Twelve Months of Tokyo (Tokyo junikagetsu) marks one of Hasui and his publisher Watanabe Shozaburo's (1885-1952) earliest projects together. Only five prints were completed with four printed in an unusual circular format and one square; the other seven designs were never produced.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 49.710, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/253578
For a further impression in the collection of the Edo Tokyo Museum, collection ID 94203197, go to: