Artist |
Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
Title |
"Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto" ("Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera") |
Date |
November 1933
"Heisei" edition, (1989/later) |
Series |
"Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Western Provinces" ("Nihon Fukeishu Kansai Hen") 1933-41 |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
7mm and "Heisei" seals. |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 (plus margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, distant hills, building; light
"gauffrage" to roof; baren "sujizuri" (circles) to right foreground; finely carved details. |
Condition |
Excellent. (No flaws noted.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #229; Hotei #324; Blair 1936 Toledo, #96. |
Comments |
Beautiful nighttime scene over-looking Kyoto below. Reissued in Summer 2004 by Watanabe using their original woodblocks from 1933;
other such recently reissued Hasui prints are discussed in "June 2002 -
Five Additional Hasui Prints Re-issued by Watanabe."
Sold Out at Publisher |
Item # |
Available NOW As JS-2453; (JS-2219 Reserved/BC; JS-2163 Sold) |
Price |
$650 Sold Out at Publisher |