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| Notes (1st edition) | Artist: Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Title: Lake Towada Date: Not dated (ca. 1927). Publisher: Bijutsu-sha Medium: Woodblock print Notes: "Towada-ko" Lake Towada in Aomori prefecture. Copyright seal of Publisher Bijutsusha (active 1920 - 30s) on the lower right margin. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm Height Item 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - pg. 372, pl 177 | ||
| Publisher (this edition): | Bijutsusha | Bijutsusha | Bijutsusha |
| Date of this item: | 1927 | 1927 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Impression Excellent - very good ... First Edition. The clouds lightly embossed. Colors Excellent. Condition Excellent - very good ... Slight foxing and slight soils on the margins. |
Monday, 11 July 2005 You are bidding on a very beautiful and rare Japanese woodblock print signed by the famous Shin-Hanga artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957). The artist痴 signature and his chop mark are at the lower left corner of the print. There are chop marks in the lower right border, which says the title of this woodblock print. The size of this woodblock print is 15 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. There is a minor horizontal crease at about 1/3 of the print from the top edge of the print, four minor vertical creases in the middle of this print, a couple very small tears at the left edge in the border, one wrinkle at the middle of the right border, and one wrinkle at the top right edge in the border, one small repair in the back of the print due to the print痴 age. |
This is a beautiful original woodblock print by shin hanga master Kawase Hasui. It is entitled "Lake Towada" and it dates from 1927. It is a very rare print published by Bijutsusha rather than the usual publisher, Watanabe. It bears the red rectangular "rumi" cartouche of Bijutsusha in the righthand margin, indicating that it is a true prewar edition. It measures about 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 plus margins. Signed in the image lower left. Condition is good; there is a mat line in the margin well out of the image, as can be seen in the scan. Tape remnants verso. The image is beautiful, with excellent color and impression. I believe this is quite a rare print, especially in early state; I have never seen it in person before owning this example. |