Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Title After Rain at Sanno Shrine provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature "Hasui". Seal Sui. Dated 1938. Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good ... Early printing before W.W.II. Colors Excellent. Condition Excellent - very good ... Minor ink residues on the margins. Slight discoloration on the top edge. Description "Sanno no Ugo" ("After Rain at Sanno Shrine"). Note Watanabe copyright seal (1929 - 1942) on the right margin, Watanabe 6mm round seal on the bottom right corner, "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 10.8 inches = 27.5 cm Height Item 15.9 inches = 40.5 cm Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - pg.509, pl.427 |
One of Hasui's best, this early Watanabe edition is in pristine, breath taking condition. Measures nearly 11 by 15 3/4 inches. Ready for your mat and frame. Titled Sanno Shrine After Rain.
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By Hasui, published by Watanabe 1938. Pristine condition wonderful color and impression. Measures 15 1/2 by 11 inches.
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Monday, 29 January 2007
KAWASE HASUI After the Rain at Sanno
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1938, published by Watanabe, this is a FIRST EDITION from original wood blocks Size: oban, with full margins, 10.625" X 15.5" Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, illustrated on page 509 of Volume 1 (full page illustration with identical seals) Provenance: From the Robert O. Muller Collection (see below for more information.
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Friday, 10 April 2009
This listing is for a woodblock print by Kawase Hasui from 1938 entitled "After the Rain at Sanno". The print was purchased from Joan B. Mirviss Ltd. (New York) in 2006, and is accompanied by the invoice from that purchase and a letter of authenticity. It was originally part of the Robert O. Muller collection (stated on the letter). The print is plate 427 in the Kawase Hasui collected works. There are no condition issues with the print, and it is framed using acid-free conservation materials behind UV-resistant plexiglas.
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Artist: Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature: Hasui Publisher: Watanabe Date: 02/1938 Size: 27.6 x 40.0 cm Format: oban Title: "Sanno no ugo" After the rain in Sanno Impression: very good Colors: very good Condition: very good - , minimally toned, residue of former mounting on reverse Literature: T. Watanabe, Hasui, Kawase - The complete woodblock prints, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, Netherlands 2003, Reference: no. 427 |