Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no Sakura), 1946
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 21 (1946)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'A' seal, consistent with printing 1945-57)
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 21 (1946)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'A' seal, consistent with printing 1945-57)
Horizontal oban:
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)
Very good impression and colour. Slight toning, otherwise very good condition. The reverse with traces of mounting tape near top corners and pencil inscriptions at the bottom edge.
£1800 (plus 5% tax for UK buyers)
Another impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura
Another impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura