Art of Japan
Art of Japan
Property from a Private American Collection
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Property from a Private American Collection
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Three woodblock prints from the series Twelve Scenes of Famous Places (Meisho junikei)
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, from the series Twelve Famous Sceneries (Meisho junikei), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, each from an edition of 200, red limited edition seal to verso of each, 1935, and comprising:
- Seven-Mile Beach (Shichiri-ga-hama), limited edition number 8
- Towada Lake (Towada-ko), limited edition number 74
- Kegon Waterfall, Nikko (Nikko kegon no taki), limited edition number 74
Each shikishiban: each approx. 25.9 x 26.4 cm., 10⅛ x 10⅜ in.
Similar impressions of each print are in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession numbers 38.710, 50.2870 and 49.703, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/251344
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