Skirt of Mt. Fuji
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Skirt of Mt. Fuji- Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
- Date : 1952
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 910416
- Condition : Traces of residue at reverse top margin
- Dimensions : 9 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches
- Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 577
- Comments : Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co., design for February from a 1953 calendar commissioned by The Pacific Transport Lines in an edition of 500
- 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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