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| Notes (1st edition) | Artist Kawase Hasui Title Kasuga Shrine in Snow Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Edition 1st and only Date C. 1930's Publisher Shimbishoin Reference No Hotei #317A; pg. 450 Size 13 -1/2 x 9 " (Print) 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/2 " (Calendar) Notes: One of only several known examples of the "Kasuga Shrine in Snow, Nara", published for the Japanese Government Railways - Board of Tourist Industry. This example comes attached to it's original mount and label on the reverse. This largely "unknown" Hasui print, was not listed in the comprehensive 1979 catalogue raisonné of Hasui. Notes 2: To collectors of Japanese woodblock prints by the artist KAWASE Hasui, the striking 1933 summertime image titled "Kasuga Shrine at Nara" ("Nara Kasuga Jinsha") published by Watanabe Publisher is quite well known (Narazaki #222). As such, it is among the handful of highly sought-after "red temple images" coveted by these collectors (see below, right). Much rarer, however, is the seemingly undocumented and very seldom seen "look-alike" print published by Shimbi Shoin Publisher (below, left) titled "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (ca1933-35). So apparently rare is this largely "unknown" Hasui print, that it is NOT listed in the comprensive 1979 catalogue raisonn·of Hasui's works, the "Narazaki reference," titled in Japanese as "Kawase Hasui Mokuhangashu" ("The Complete Works of Kawase Hasui"). | |||||
| Publisher (this edition): | Shimbi Shoin | Shimbi Shoin | Shimbi Shoin | Shimbi Shoin | Shimbi Shoin | Shimbi Shoin |
| Date of this item: | 1933 | 1933 | 1933 | 1933 | 1933 | |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | ORIGINAL ANTIQUE JAPANESE WINTER SCENE WOODBLOCK PRINT GOOD CONDITION,WITH MODERATE TONING SIGNED WITH SEAL LOWER RIGHT CORNER MEASURES 15 1/4 x 10 1/8" WITH MARGINS |
Catalog ID 9204 Artist Kawase Hasui Title Kasuga Shrine in Snow Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Edition 1st and only Date C. 1930's Publisher Shimbishoin Reference No Hotei #317A; pg. 450 Size 13 -1/2 x 9 " (Print) 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/2 " (Calendar) Condition Fine, with areas of toning from the original mount. Notes: One of only several known examples of the "Kasuga Shrine in Snow, Nara", published for the Japanese Government Railways - Board of Tourist Industry. This example comes attached to it's original mount and label on the reverse. This largely "unknown" Hasui print, was not listed in the comprehensive 1979 catalogue raisonné of Hasui. |
Saturday, 14 March 2009 KAWASE HASUI Front Gate of Kasuga Shrine at Nara Date: 1936 Size: 9.5" x 14" Condition: VG, some creasing to presentation board (not on the print), calendar cover is detached, mounted on original presentation board Impression: VG Color: VG Documentation: Kawase Hasui -- The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, page 450 print #H-317-A The following is paraphrased from an article posted on ukiyoe-gallery.com and is used with the kind permission of the author. For collectors of prints by the twentieth century Japanese woodblock artist Kawase Hasui, the 1933 image titled Kasuga Shrine at Nara, and published by Watanabe, is a well known masterpiece. As such, it is among a handful of highly sought-after "red temple" images coveted by collectors. Much more rare, however, is the look-alike print published by Shimbi Shoin between 1933 and 1936 (at auction here) titled Front Gate of Kasuga Shrine at Nara. Althought this "Winter Kasuga" bears no title, date, or any publisher's identification directly on it, we know from a label attached to the back of its presentation board, that it was commissioned by the Japanese Government Railways and printed by the Tokyo publisher Shimbi Shoin. Also interesting for collectors is that this quite rare Hasui print does not bear the usual Hasui signature and seal combination (the large red circle with 3 tear-drops inside, with Hasui's signature above in black). Instead, Hasui used a tiny, rather unusual red oval "Ha-Sui" seal to identify himself. This horizonatal format red oval seal is similar to the vertical-format red oval "Ha-Sui" seal seen on Watanabe-published postcard-size prints. |
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 Hasui's Unknown "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" Print (ca1933-35) To collectors of Japanese woodblock prints by the artist KAWASE Hasui, the striking 1933 summertime image titled "Kasuga Shrine at Nara" ("Nara Kasuga Jinsha") published by Watanabe Publisher is quite well known (Narazaki #222). As such, it is among the handful of highly sought-after "red temple images" coveted by these collectors (see below, right). Much rarer, however, is the seemingly undocumented and very seldom seen "look-alike" print published by Shimbi Shoin Publisher (below, left) titled "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" (ca1933-35). So apparently rare is this largely "unknown" Hasui print, that it is NOT listed in the comprensive 1979 catalogue raisonn·of Hasui's works, the "Narazaki reference," titled in Japanese as "Kawase Hasui Mokuhangashu" ("The Complete Works of Kawase Hasui"). Further supporting the apparent rarity of this "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" print is the fact that we have previously seen ONLY one other copy first-hand. |
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 this is an old print. i am not exactly sure how old. it needs to be cleaned.measures 9 1/4 by 13 1/2. the print is mounted on cardboard |
Saturday, 14 March 2009 All original also comes in original envelope that was mailed in and came from Board of Tourist Industry Japanese Government Railways Tokyo Japan. Mailing envelope was torn, calendar itself are bent a little in corners. Months are at the bottom in blue flowered paper. Back board of calendar says: The picture on the face is a geniune woodcut print. The original was drawn by Hasui Kawose specially for the Board. It shows the front Gate of the Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara. The Shrine was found in 768 by the Fujiuara Family as their Tutelary. Shrine Art Printer Shimbishoin Ginza Tokyo. Made in Japan 15" x 10" |