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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Benten pond, Shiba (Shiba Benten ike) | Showa period, 20th century

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December 14, 04:00 PM GMT

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2,400 - 3,000 GBP

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Benten pond, Shiba (Shiba Benten ike)

Showa period, 20th century


woodblock print, signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, published by Sakai-Kawaguchi, dated Showa yonen hachigatsu saku (made in August 1929), first edition, numbered in pencil 62/100, label to verso also numbered 62/100


Horizontal oban: 27.7 x 43.8 cm., 10⅞ x 17¼ in.

For an example of the second edition of the same print in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number P.77.28.15, go to:


https://collections.artsmia.org/art/32487/benten-pond-at-shiba-kawase-hasui