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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1935
Comprising a calendar and a letter writing set: the calendar with
original woodblock print of Nara Kasuga jinja (The Shinto Shrine of
Kasuga at Nara), published by Shimbishoin, laid down on cardboard
with the original Japanese Government Railways tag and silk cord to
the back; the letter writing set in a folder with a original woodblock
print of Ginkakuji (the Silver Pavilion), containing 24 sheets (four
different designs with Hasui prints titled Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto,
Typical Old Bridge, Itsukushima Near Hiroshima, and Mito-hama), and
12 envelopes, published by Toa Sightseeing Publisher Co., Ltd (2)

15 1/4 x 10 3/16in (38.6 x 25.8cm) cardboard
10 1/2 x 8 1/8in (29.5 x 20.7cm) folder
$1,000 - 1,500

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131 OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1878-1945)
Comprising two oban tate-e and an oban yoko-e prints; the first
entitled Yuki ni shirasagi (Herons in Snow), 1927, published by
Watanabe Shozaburo (Hanken shoyu fukyo fukusei Watanabe
Shozaburo seal); Swans and Reeds, 1930 and Crows in Moonlight,
1927, both published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Hanmoto Tokyo Ginza
Watanabe mokuhangaho seal); each signed Shoson (3)
15 1/4 x 10 1/8in (38.9 x 26cm) each approximately
10 3/8 x 15 3/8in (26.5 x 39cm)
$1,000 - 1,500

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OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1878-1945)
Showa era (1926-1989), 1926-1928
Comprising four oban tate-e prints: Uchu ni shirasagi (Egret Standing
in Rain), 1928 and Nami ni chidori (Plovers and Waves), 1926, both
published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Hanmoto Watanabe Hangaten
seal); Cockatoo and Pomegranate, 1927; and Yanagibashi no yuki
(Snow at Yanagibashi), 1927, published by Watanabe Shozaburo (with
Watanabe 6mm round seal); each signed Shoson (4)
15 1/8 x 10 3/16in (38.4 x 26cm) each approximately

132 $1,000 - 1,500
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