Evening Rain at Kawarago
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Evening Rain at Kawarago- Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
- Date : 1947
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 270391
- Condition : Light soiling on reverse
- Dimensions : 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches
- Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 504
- Comments : Published by the Watanabe Color Print Co.; Round Watanabe 6mm seal; first-state
- SOLD
About The Artist
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957Born in Toyko. Given name Bunjiro. Studied as a boy with Aoyagi Bokusen and Araki Kan'yu and as an adult with Okada Saburosuke and Kaburagi Kiyokata. Exhibited Japanese-style paintings with Ugokai and Kyodokai. Inspired by Ito Shinsui's Eight Views of Lake Biwa, which he saw at a Kyodokai exhibition. Sought affiliation with Watanabe Shozaburo by preparing sketches for prints resulting in initial prints of 4 scenes of Shiobara Hot Springs in 1918 and ultimately a lifetime of collaboration. W.....
Learn More
