Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Sunshine after Snow at the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare) | Taisho period, early 20th century

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Sunshine after Snow at the Kannon Temple, Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare)

Showa period, 20th century


woodblock print, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, titled in the lower left margin as above, publisher's mark (Hotei 'E', circa 1931-41) to the lower right margin Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, reproduction not permitted, Watanabe Shozaburo], dated Taisho jugonen saku (made in 1926)


Vertical oban: 39.1 x 26.4 cm., 15⅜ x 10⅜ in.

For a different impression of the same print (with Hotei 'B' seal) in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 55.11, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/257705