Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | The Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara, mounted as a calendar | Showa period, 20th century

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

The Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara, mounted as a calendar

Showa period, 20^th century

woodblock print, mounted on silvered paper board, sealed Hasui, issued by the Board of Touristy Industry, Japanese Government Railways, Tokyo, circa 1936, with affixed calendar for the year 1936 with woodblock-printed cover depicting plum blossoms in snow, signed Ha, the reverse with affixed Board of Touristy Industry paper label

The print, vertical oban:

34.4 x 22.7 cm., 13½ x 8⅞ in. (excluding card mount)

38.7 x 26 cm., 15¼ x 10¼ in. (including card mount)