Artist |
Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
Title |
"Shirakawa Castle Ruins, Cherry Blossoms" ("Shirakawajoshi no Sakura") |
Date |
1946 (Life-time edition. Known collected 1947, hence "First Edition.") |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Navy Hospital Corps
servicewoman
Verna Woodrich
stationed in Yokohama/Tokyo 1947. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Unsealed. (Not uncommon at Watanabe - but known collected 1947, Tokyo.) |
Image Size |
9 1/2 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading to sky, trees and foreground; extensive
"gauffrage" to flowering trees; highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso.
(Light toning; possibly some very slight wear.)
All prints within this 1947 collection have never been displayed -- stored flat past 71 years. |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #468; Hotei #483. |
Comments |
Beautifully colored springtime scene dating to 1946 and collected 1947 -- hence a
"First Edition" printing. A colorful Hasui design printed with deeply saturated colors.
From a 1947 Tokyo Japan military collection.
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Item # |
SF-12 |
Price |
$1150 |