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Notes (1st edition)Artist Kawase Hasui Title Lake Matsubara, Shinshu Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Date 1941 Publisher S. Watanabe Reference No Hotei #454 Size 10 -5/8 x 15 -3/4 " Notes: First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples.
Publisher (this edition): Watanabe Watanabe Watanabe Watanabe Shozaburo
Date of this item: >=1989 >=1989 >=1989 1941
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
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Artist: Kawase, Hasui (1883-1957)
Series: Watanabe (publisher) edition
Title or Subject: Lake Matsubara
Signature or Seal: Signature and seal, Watanabe 7mm seal
Date or Circa: 1941, Heisei seal (printed after 1989)
Paper Size: 10.5 x 15.5 inches
Impression/Color/Condition: Good/Good/Good

Description: Good state
Artist: Hasui
Format: Oban yoko-e: 10.5" x 15.5"

Subject: A tranquil composition with a coolie in a straw cape and hat fishing in a lake.

Publisher: Watanabe

Date: Orig. 1932, This edition later

Condition: Fine colors and condition.

Impression: Very good impression with gauffrage.


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Lake Matsubara on a Morning, Shinshu

A colorful image of this rural nature scene with a lone fisherman on the bank of Lake Matsubara. This wonderful design is a nice departure from the city scenes and temples and showcases Hasui’s talent for capturing the beauty of the Japanese countryside.

Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Watanabe, 7mm seal, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 14 3/8” x 9 1/2” (oban yoko-e)
Condition- Excellent, no toning, tears, not mounted, full margins
Catalog ID 8762
Artist Kawase Hasui
Title Lake Matsubara, Shinsui
Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title
Edition First; including printers chop
Date 1941
Publisher S. Watanabe
Reference No Hotei #454
Size 10 -5/8 x 15 -3/4 "
Condition Very fine, with much brighter colors than shown in the Hotei example. Very scarce with the chop of the printer - "Surishi Ono Gintaro" (Print master Ono Gintaro), in the lower right margin under the Watanabe copyright seal.



Notes: First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples.
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