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Notes (1st edition)Misty morning at Yotsuya KIRI NO ASA Painter; Kawase HASUI Publisher: Doi Sadaichi Date and printed; SHOWA 7 (1932).
Publisher (this edition): Doi Hangaten Doi Sadaichi Doi Sadaichi Doi Sadaichi
Date of this item: 1932 1932 1932 1932
Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.:
Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Offered is a Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui. Size is 10 1/2" by 15 1/2" on thick washi. Condition is excellent, very minor thinning on reverse corners from tape removal. The print has no seals. It is similar to a print published by Doi Eiichi in 1938 titled "Ancient Cedar Tree"(see archived auctions on artelino.com), but lacks the clouds in the sky of the original Doi print. It could be a variation or possibly done by an employee of Doi for personal use.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Title Misty Morning at Yotsuya Mitsuke·(Kiri no Asa (Yotsuya Mitsuke)·
Date 1932 or 1933 (Early, a very rare print.)
Series na
Publisher Iida Kunitaro Publisher (Tokyo, active 1932-33.) Little is known of this publisher; is known to have published only a few Hasui prints.) (Not Doi.)
Seal, Carver/Printer Hirai (active 1914-44)
/Sakakura (active 1932-33)
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 3/8
Impression Very Fine. Nicely executed "bokashi" shading. Crisp, sharp "key-lines."
Condition Fair to Good. Good colors. (Reinforcing has been added verso to 3 corners; some discoloration/fading lower/left; other wear.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #D-6; Hotei #271.
Comments Clearly from the SAME blocks as the commonly seen Doi-published print--it seems clear to us that this print's blocks were, in fact, FIRST owned/carved/printed by the little-known Tokyo publisher, Iida Kunitaro (in 1932-33). Shortly thereafter, blocks went to Doi. Despite condition, a VERY RARE print for the serious "Hasui collector."
Item # AT-141
Saturday, 3 February 2007

HASUI
Kiri no asa (Misty morning), at Yotsuya, 1932
Fine impression, good condition
38.9x26.4cm.
100,000 YEN

Iida Kunitarou
Monday, 13 November 2006

KIRI NO ASA
Painter; kawase HASUI
Publication; Doi Sadaichi
Carver; KATSUMURA
Printer; MATSUSHITA
Date and printed; SHOWA 7 (1932). The first edition original print

Very good condition. Paper has grown light yellowish.
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