Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | The Kasuga Shrine in Nara (Nara Kasuga jinja) | Showa period, 20th century

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May 10, 03:36 PM GMT

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

The Kasuga Shrine in Nara (Nara Kasuga jinja)

Showa period, 20th century


woodblock print, from the series Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen), signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher's mark (Hotei 'D', circa 1929-42) to lower right margin Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo [copyright reserved, Watanabe Shozaburo], dated Showa hachinen shigatsu saku (made in April 1933)


Vertical oban: 38.6 x 25.7 cm., 15¼ x 10⅛ in.

For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 50.2874, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/254843