Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo- Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
- Series : Shinto and its Architecture
- Date : 1936
- Medium : woodblock
- Item# : 934047
- Condition : Toning on reverse
- Dimensions : 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 inches
- Illustrated : Hasui, pl. Hb-s3
- 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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