Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | THE COMPLETE SET OF EIGHT VIEWS OF KOREA Estimate : GBP 10,000 - 15,000 DESCRIPTION Kawase Hasui (1883–1957) The complete set of Eight Views of Korea (Chosen hakkei)
Eight woodblock prints, each signed and sealed Hasui, and published for Kansai Bijutsusha by Watanabe Shozaburo, 1939 The designs comprising: 1. Chongsokjong, Kyongju (Keishu Sosekitei), October 1939 2. Samburam rock, Kumgang Mountain (Kongosan Sansengan), August 1939 3. Pulguk Temple, Kyongju (Keishu Bukkokuji), September 1939 4. Hwasa Gate, Suwon (Mizuhara Kakomon), August 1939 5. Spring at Pubyong Pavilion, Modan Viewpoint, Pyongyang (Heijo no haru (Botandai Fusekiro)), 1939 6. Nakhwa, Puyo (Fuyo Rakkagan), September 1939 7. Sanggye Pavilion, Paekyang Temple (Hakuyoji Sokeiro), November 1939 8. Kyonghwe Pavilion, Kyongsong (Chosen hakkei, Kyojo Keikaro), November 1939 Each approx. 42.5 x 29.2 cm. |
Kawase Hasui ?? ?? Japanese, 1883-1957
Chongsokjong, Kyongju, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Keishu Sosekitei), October 1939
Color woodblock print 41.8 x 29.4 cm (paper); 39.5 x 27.4 cm (block)
From: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/197182?search_no=15&index=58 |