Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II
Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Sakurajima in Kagoshima (Kagoshima Sakurajima) | Taisho period, early 20th century
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May 10, 02:12 PM GMT
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Description
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Sakurajima in Kagoshima (Kagoshima Sakurajima)
Taisho period, early 20th century
woodblock print, from the series Selected Views of Japan (Nihon fukei senshu), signed Hasui, and with artist's pre-earthquake circular seal Kawase, publisher's circular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Taisho juichinen saku (made in 1922), the reverse with hand-numbered limited edition seal Sanbyakumai kagiri zeppan dai nihyaku gojukyu ban (limited edition of 300, number 259)
Horizontal aiban: 22.2 x 30.1 cm., 8 ¾ x 11 ⅞ in.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 35.1900, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/247808
For a further impression in the collection of the Edo Tokyo Museum, collection 94203211, go to: