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| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe Shozaburo |
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| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Monday, 25 April 2005 This block print was found in an original envelope from publisher S. Watanabe, Ginza, Tokyo. The envelope was safely stored flat in a portfolio and I will be auctioning the Watanabe envelopes too. Circa 1920's or 30's? and in Near mint condition. Hopefully a close-up of the artists signature will help you identify him. This wood block print measures 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" and total size including paper it's glued on is 6 3/4" x 9 1/4". This print is glued to under sheet along top. |
Offered for sale is a Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Mount Fuji with Sail Boat, c. 1930s. It is from the estate of Robert O. Muller, the world renown collector and dealer of shin hanga school prints. It is illustrated at plate Hb-1 of Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints by Kendall H. Brown. It was published by The Watanabe Color Print Co. The print is in very good condition, although the Japanese title is blurred, and there is some thinning to the top reverse corners. The dimensions are approximately 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches, plus margins. |
size of 5 1/2 by 7 3/4 it is in mint condition. Dates from the early part of the 1940's at the very latest. |