Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
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November 18, 03:22 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Lake Towada
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, from the Calendar for the Pacific Transport Lines, 1953, signed in Japanese Hasui, and with printed signature in Roman script to the lower right margin Hasui Kawase, sealed Kawase, titled as above to the lower left margin, issued by the Pacific Transport Lines, Inc. in 1952
Horizontal oban: 26 x 38 cm., 10 x 15 in.
Lake Towada is the largest crater lake on Honshu island and one of the biggest ones in Japan. Its bright blue colour is due to its great depth and clearness. Autumnal colours dominate the scene. Steep cliffs are adorned with various gradients of orange, red, and brown.
Five hundred copies of this calendar were commissioned by the Pacific Transport Lines for distribution in the United States. Although Hasui did not usually undertake this type of work, he became absorbed in the project. For further reading, see Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui - The Complete Woodblock Prints, (The Netherlands, 2003), p. 131.
For another impression in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, source ID 1480, go to:
