HASUI -- "Morning at Nijubashi Bridge"

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Artist Hasui KAWASE
(1883-1957)
Title "Morning at Nijubashi Bridge"
("Niju-bashi no Asa")
Date 1930 (later edition, ca2007-09)
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer "7mm" and "Heisei" seals.
Image Size 9 1/4 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds, castle, and bridge; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(No flaws noted.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #317; Hotei #202.
Comments A colorful and beautifully reflected bridge scene. Reissued in 2007-2009 by Watanabe using their original woodblocks from 1930.
Other such recently reissued Hasui prints are discussed in "June 2002 - Five Additional Hasui Prints Re-issued by Watanabe."
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Item # JS-2981
Price $575
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