Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Name: Daikon riverbank, from the series Twelve Tokyo Subjects
Brand: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Price: 1400.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 1,750

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GBP 1,400 - GBP 1,800

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

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Daikon riverbank, from the series Twelve Tokyo Subjects

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Price Realised GBP 1,750

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

Price Realised GBP 1,750

Closed: 7 Aug 2014

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Daikon gashi [Daikon riverbank], from the series Tokyo juni dai [Twelve Tokyo Subjects]

Woodblock print, signed Shinsui, artist's seal, titled as above in the left margin, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, dated Taisho kyu, natsu [Taisho 9 (1920), summer]
Vertical oban (37.3 x 25.2cm.)

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Lot Essay

Kawase Hasui is widely regarded as one of the most talented and prolific artists of the early 20th century. Producing a large number of over 600 woodblock prints, it is generally felt that Hasui's best work was done early in his career. As an unfortunate result of the 1923 Kanto earthquake, the woodblocks for his earliest prints were destroyed and the designs were never later re-printed. Therefore any prints dating from this "pre-earthquake" period, such as this example, are highly sought after.