Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom
	Series:	Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain villa
	Date of first edition?:	1935
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	32508
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Tuesday, 23 October 2007 A very rare, very limited original authentic 1935 Kawase Hasui woodblock print! This print is one of six prints produced by Hasui called "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa". This 1935 series of prints were commissioned by the Iwasaki family and published by Watanabe. No series or print title appeared on these prints! These prints were sold to foreign clients as: "Glorious Views of The Garden of Hotel De Yama, on The Lake Hakon Run By International Tourist Corp. Tokyo". Each print was mounted in a cardboard folder with an english title which differed from Hasui's original Japanese title. The prints were only produced prior to WW2. Please see "Kawase Hasui, The Complete Woodblock Prints", Book 2, pg. 478, #368. This print does not have a Watanabe seal, but is watermarked in the upper left print border, (please see image). Print measures approx: 10 3/4" x 15 7/8" with folio measuring approx: 16 1/2" x 11 3/4" overall. Print colors are outstanding! Slight discoloration present in margins and reverse. Two slight creases present to right margin.
	Artist Bio:	川瀬 巴水。1883年（明治16年）5月18日 - 1957年（昭和32年）11月7 日）。大正・昭和期の浮世絵師、版画家。1918年 （大正7年）、風景画家として世に出る。以後、数多くの木版画を発表。 衰退した日本の浮世絵版画を復興すべく吉田博らとともに新しい浮世絵版画の叙情的世界に、自然に肉薄する近代人の視点を導入することにより、独自の世界を展開した。享年74歳。