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Notes (1st edition)Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: Nishimikawazaka, Sado Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series: Souviners of Travel, Second Series Date: 1921, Pre-earthquake Publisher: S. Watanabe Size 10 -1/4 x 15- 1/4 " Reference No Hotei # 79 Narazaki states that "Hasui has gone to great pains to design snow scenes, and his skill is demonstrated in this majestic landscape in which the snowflakes are in harmony with the indigo blue of the sea and the grey forms of the land"

Sado Island is in Niigata Prefecture.
Publisher (this edition): Watanabe Shozaburo Watanabe Watanabe Shozaburo
Date of this item: 1921 1921
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Nishimikawazaka, Sado
Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series: Souviners of Travel, Second Series
Date: 1921, Pre-earthquake
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Very fine. Fresh colors.		 Monday, 23 March 2009


A bird's eye view of a wintry landscape in heavy snow fall, in a variety of blue and gray tones, with tiny highlight of lit windows and their warm gold glow and a single person walking through the snow.

Good bleed-through. Good condition without tears or rips. Top left corner torn, although not affecting the image. Please look closely at the pictures and feel free to email any questions.

Signature Hasui, Seal Kawase (most likely pre-earthquake)

Measurements: Image 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, paper 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches.		 Tuesday, 8 August 2006

This is beautiful Japanese wood block print by Hawase Hasui 1883-1957. Souvenirs of travels second series nishimigawa hill on sado island. (tabimiyage no 2 sado nishimigawazaka) singned Hasui with red diamond shaped artist's seal published by watanabe in Decenber 1921. Size 15.3/16 X 10.2/8 39cm X 26 cm. Condition top edge had laid docunto mat (glued on mat look at my photo) also old collecter red stamp to the left. Remnants of two hinges on top verso edge(look at my photo) otherwise very good color and impression.
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