Shiba Great Gate in Snow
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Shiba Great Gate in Snow- Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
- Edition : Reiwa Edition
- Date : 1936
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : WPKH84
- Condition : Excellent; acquired directly from the publisher
- Dimensions : 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches
- Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 384
- Comments : Posthumous edition, printed in the Reiwa Period (beginning May, 2019), by the original publisher - Watanabe Color Print Co., from the original blocks.
- 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.....
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