Notes (1st edition) | Artist Kawase Hasui
Title Tsuta Spa, Mutsu
Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title Souvenirs of Travel, First
Edition First, and only
Date Summer, 1919
Publisher S. Watanabe
Reference No Hotei # 12
Size 15 -1/5 x 10 -1/2
Notes: Hasui's notes state: "Tsuta spa is situated in a secluded area deep in the mountains, far from any village. I has only one inn. I felt an unbearable loneliness in this solitary house during a gentle evening shower, so I went out. As I was thinking, 'Tomorrow, I will travel about four ri (16 km) to Towada, I wonder if the rain will stop', I looked over my shoulder towards the inn. I saw the faint lights of the dark and isolated building which was backed by a group of cedars, their forms blurred by the rain."
A SCARCE, PRE-EARTHQUAKE PRINT. |
Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Condition Very fine. |
Thursday, 2 April 2009
HASUI Tsuta Hotspring, Mutsu Province, from Tabi miyage dai isshu (Souvenirs of my travels -first series), 1919 Fine impression and condition 38.6x27cm. |