Kawase Hasui (1884-1957) | Five woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century

Kawase Hasui (1884-1957)

Five woodblock prints

Showa period, 20^th century

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

- Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River (Ukai, Nagaregawa), titled in the left margin as above, publisher's mark in the right margin Hanmoto Ginza Watanabe Tadasu (Watanabe Tadasu, publisher, Ginza) and further publisher's circular seal in the lower right corner, with carver's mark Hirakawa Seizo and printer's mark Horikawa Shozaburo, dated Showa nijukyunen saku (made in 1954), the reverse with further publisher mark hako Mainichi Shinbun Sha (published by the Mainichi Newspaper Company), hand-numbered limited edition seal to verso Sanbyaku goju mai kagiri zeppan, dai nanajusan ban (350 limited edition, number 73), late 1970s printing

- Kizaki Lake in Shinano Province (Shinshu, Kizaki-ko), titled in the left margin as above, publisher's circular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo) in the lower left corner, dated Showa jurokunen saku (made in 1941), post-war printing

- Cloudy Day at Mizuki in Ibaraki Prefecture (Mizuki no kumoribi, Ibaraki ken), titled in the left margin as above, publisher's circular seal to the lower right corner Watanabe, dated Showa nijuichinen saku (made in 1946)

- Yuichi Machi in Suruga (Suruga, Yuimachi), titled in the left margin as above, publisher's circular seal Watanabe in the lower right corner, dated Showa kyunen nigatsu saku (made in February 1934), post-war printing

- Lakeside Shower at Matsue (Kohan no ame, Matsue), titled in the left margin as above, publisher's circular red seal Watanabe in the lower right corner, dated Showa shichinen nigatsu saku (made in February 1932) post-war printing

Horizontal oban : 26.6 x 39 cm., 10½ x 15⅜ in. (the first)

Horizontal oban : 26.9 x 39.1 cm., 10⅝ x 15⅜ in. (the second)

Horizontal oban : 27.3 x 37.1 cm., 10¾ x 14⅝ in. (the third)

Vertical oban : 39.8 x 26.7 cm., 15⅝ x 10½ in. (the fourth)

Horizontal oban : 26.3 x 39.5 cm., 10⅜ x 15½ in. (the fifth)