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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1932
An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left margin Kohan no ame,
Matsue (Lakeside Shower, Matsue) depicting a solitary oarsman
beneath an overcast sky with thick and heavy, dark-grey storm clouds,
rowing toward the shore, lined with bending orange-brown reeds,
dated Showa shichinen nigatsu saku (Work of February, Showa 7
[1932]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken shoyu
fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin;
signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
27cm x 39cm (10 5/8in x 15 3/8in).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY230,000 - 270,000
US$2,000 - 2,500
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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1947
An oban tate-e print, titled along the left margin Okayama Kanetsukido
(Kanetsuki Bell Tower in Okayama) depicting the bell tower looming
over a row of shops in the torrential rain, a lone man beneath an
umbrella walking along the rain-soaked streets between buildings in
the distance, dated Showa nijuninen (Showa 22 [1947]), published by
Watanabe Shozaburo, with a round Watanabe seal at the bottom left
corner; signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
40cm x 27cm (15¾in x 10 5/8in).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000 342

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