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KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1935
An oban yoko-e print, titled along the left margin Koshigaya no
yuki (Snow in Koshigaya), depicting a docked wooden boat during
a snowstorm, the marshes opposite almost entirely blanketed by
snow, a tiny isolated hut shown at the edge of the promontory on the
Motoara River in Saitama Prefecture, the large snowflakes printed with
karazuri (blind embossing), dated Showa junen nigatsu saku (Work of
February, Showa 10 [1935]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with
a Hanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the
lower right margin; signed Hasui with Kawase seal.
26.5cm x 38.5cm (10 3/8in x 15 1/8in).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,700
350*
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1929
An oban tate-e print, titled along the left margin Beppu no yu (Evening
in Beppu) from the series Tabi miyage dai sanshu (Souvenirs of Travel,
Third Series), depicting a wintry scene along the waterside promenade
in the famous onsen resort of Beppu, showing two trees wedged
between a stone wall, the barren branches splayed across the whole
composition, lights shining from a row of timber-built inns at the foot
of a mountain in the background, dated Showa yonen saku (Work of
Showa 4 [1929]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a Hanken
shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin;
signed Hasui with Kawase seal. 38.2cm x 26cm (15in x 10¼in).
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,600 - 2,500 350

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