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| Notes (1st edition) | Title Kakizaki Benten Shrine Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature Hasui. Seal Artist's seal (sui). Dated 1937. Publisher Watanabe. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Description "Shimoda kakizaki Bentendo". Benten shrine at Kakizaki in Shimoda. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm Height Item 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pg. 498, pl. 408 Related Article Robert O. Muller Collection | |||
| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Date of this item: | 1930s | 1937 | 1946-57 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Thanks to Gary for this entry. | Title Kakizaki Benten Shrine Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature Hasui. Seal Artist's seal (sui). Dated 1937. Publisher Watanabe. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent ... Very early printing before W.W.II. Wood grains visible on the sky and the water. Colors Excellent. Condition Excellent - very good ... Slight creases on the margin edges, a brown spot on the lower margin edge. Description "Shimoda kakizaki Bentendo". Benten shrine at Kakizaki in Shimoda. Note Watanabe copyright seal for 1931-41. "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm Height Item 15.7 inches = 40.0 cm Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pg. 498, pl. 408 Related Article Robert O. Muller Collection |
This is a beautiful LIFETIME edition Japanese woodcut print by the master artist Kawase Hasui. It was published by Watanabe and has a VERY RARE gift seal in the bottom left hand corner. It was published in 1937 and I believe it to be a first edition, as I have only seen this print with the gift seal. It is in excellent condition with beautiful color and Oban size, approx. 10 x 15 inches. This may have been a special comission as it is a very rare example of his work. |
Wednesday, 9 March 2005 Artist: Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature: Hasui Publisher: Watanabe - , (printed probably 1950 from the original plates) Seal: Kawase Date: 1937 Size: 27,5 x 40,0 cm Format: oban Title: "Shimoda Kakizaki Bentendo" Kakizaki Benten Shrine, Shimoda Note: This print bears in the lower left corner a red seal, with the name Watanabe in "hiragana". It has been conjectured that this seal has been used for "yare" (misprints) that were primarily used as gifts. Watanabe states in his book that, although he has no further information about this seal, he cannot imagine that it was used for misprints as a publisher would rather use some of their "reserve" stock for gifts than any misprints. In fact this seal can be found on many Shinsui prints published by Watanabe and these were neither misprints nor gifts Impression: very good / good Colors: very good - , some discoloration in the lower right side Condition: very good - , some residues of tape on reverse, as well as some browning from backside Literature: T. Watanabe, Hasui, Kawase - The complete woodblock prints, Hotei Publishing, Leiden, Netherlands 2003, Reference: no. 408 |