Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Kaesong, Korea (Chosen Kaijo) | Showa period, 20th century

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March 23, 03:13 PM GMT

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1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Kaesong, Korea (Chosen Kaijo)

Showa period, 20th century


woodblock print, from the series Views of Korea, Continued (Zoku Chosen fukei), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher’s circular mark to the lower right corner Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Showa jugonen saku (made in 1940), post-war printing, late 1940s


Vertical oban: 39.2 x 26.7 cm., 15½ x 10½ in.

For a different impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 55.920, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/257860