Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Three woodblock prints depicting night scenes | Showa period, 20th century

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Three woodblock prints depicting night scenes

Showa period, 20^th century

each a woodblock print, signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher's circular seal to the lower right Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), and comprising:

- Snow at Mukojima (Yuki no Mukojima), titled in the lower left margin as above, dated Showa rokunen junigatsu saku (made in December 1931), post-war printing

- Shinagawa, dated Showa rokunen sangatsu saku (made in March 1931), post-war printing

- Bell Tower in Okayama (Okayama no Kanetsukido), titled in the left margin as above, dated Showa nijuninen saku (made in 1947)

Each vertical oban:

39.3 x 26.2 cm., 15½ x 10 ¼ in. (the first) 

39.5 x 26.2 cm., 15½ x 10¼ in. (the second)

39.7 x 26.9 cm., 15⅝ x 10⅝ in. (the third)