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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930
An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left
margin Omori kaigan (Omori coast) from
the series Tokyo nijukei (20 Views of Tokyo),
depicting a figure standing on the wood pier
watching two fishermen dock their boat,
other moored boats and massive bundles of
brushwood piled in front of the wood houses
lining the embankment, their faint lights
glimmering on the surface of the water, dated
Showa gonen saku (Work of Showa 5 [1930]),
published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a
Hanmoto Tokyo Ginza Watanabe mokuhan
gaho kosaku seal along the lower right margin;
signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
26.5cm x 39.2cm (10 3/8in x 15 3/8in).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
338 US$1,400 - 2,000
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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1930
An oban yoko-e, titled along the left margin
Soshu Shichirigahama (The Seven-League
Beach in Sagami Province) depicting a man
and woman dressed in yukata walking their
dog along the beach on a moonlit summer’s
evening, dated Showa gonen jugatsu saku
(Work of October, Showa 5 [1930]), published
by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanmoto
Watanabe hangaten seal along the lower
right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
26.5cm x 39cm (10 3/8in x 15 5/16in).

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000

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339 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1935, but
probably printed in the Heisei era (1926-1989)
An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left
margin Ishinomaki no bosetsu (Twilight Snow
at Ishinomaki) from the series Nihon fukei shu
higashi Nihon hen (Collected Views of Japan,
Eastern Japan Edition), depicting a tranquil
evening scene of a snow-blanketed village,
two moored boats in the middle foreground,
dated Showa junen sangatsu saku (Work
of March, Showa 10 [1935]), published by
Watanabe Shozaburo, with a round Watanabe
seal at the bottom right corner;
signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
26.2cm x 39.2cm (10¼in x 15 3/8in).

£500 - 600
JPY76,000 - 91,000
US$680 - 820

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