Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II
Landscape to City: 20th Century Japanese Prints Part II
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Two woodblock prints | Showa period, 20th century
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May 10, 03:05 PM GMT
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Two woodblock prints
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, signed Hasui and sealed Kawase, with publisher's circular seal Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), and comprising:
- Snow at the Silver Pavilion (Ginkakuji no yuki), titled in the left margin as above, dated Showa nijurokunen saku (made in 1951)
- Ono in Mito (Mito Ono), titled in the left margin as above, dated Showa nijuyonen saku (made in 1949)
Each vertical oban:
39 x 26.3 cm., 15⅜ x 10⅜ in. (the first)
38.7 x 26.5 cm., 15¼ x 10⅜ in. (the second)
For another impression of the first print in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1990.607.448, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197127/ono-mito-mito-ono
For another impression of the second print in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference number 1990.607.513, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197192/snow-at-the-silver-pavilion-ginkakuji-no-yuki