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| Notes (1st edition) | ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge Date: 1931 Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249 Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co. MEDIUM: woodblock | ||
| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe Shozaburo | Watanabe | 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.: | Title Benkei Bridge in Spring Rain first edition - provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Biography Resume Signature 'Hasui'. Seal Artist's seal. Dated 1936. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent - very good … First edition printing. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Excellent - very good … Light toning. Description From the series, "Shin Tokyo Hyakkei" (One Hundred Views of New Tokyo), "Benkeibashi no Harusame". (Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge). Two people with umbrellas walking on the old Benkei bridge in Tokyo in the light rain. Note "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Watanabe copy right seal for 1929-42. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 9.6 inches = 24.5 cm Height Item 13.6 inches = 34.5 cm |
Offered for sale is an original 20th century Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge, 1936, from the series One Hundred Views of New Tokyo. It was published by The Watanabe Color Print Co. and bears a "C" type publisher's seal in the right margin. This image is illustrated at plate 386 of Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints by Brown and Watanabe. The print is in very good condition, with no condition problems to note, aside from light toning. The colors are incredibly fresh and there are mica highlights in rain. The dimensions are approximately 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, plus full margins. |
ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches CATEGORY: Shin Hanga DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge Date: 1931 Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249 Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co. C-type seal; first state pre-war printing.Signed and titled by artist at bottom right, in image, in sumi ink CONDITION: Notations in ball point pen by original owner MEDIUM: woodblock |