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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Zojoji Temple, Shiba (Shiba Zojoji) | Taisho period, early 20th century

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Zojoji Temple, Shiba (Shiba Zojoji)

Taisho period, early 20th century


woodblock print, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Taisho juyonen saku (made in 1925)


Vertical oban: 38.3 x 25.8 cm., 15⅛ x 10¼ in.

A woman makes her way through a heavy snow blizzard, her umbrella semi-collapsed in the strong wind. Behind her is the Zojoji Buddhist temple in central Tokyo and in the foreground an overhanging pine tree, it’s branches laden with snow.


Another impression of the same print is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 49.124, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/252970