Lot 140
Lot 140
Two woodblock prints

Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)

Price Realised GBP 2,250
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
Closed: 7 Aug 2014
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Two woodblock prints

Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)

Price Realised GBP 2,250
Closed: 7 Aug 2014
Price Realised GBP 2,250
Closed: 7 Aug 2014
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FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION

Kawase Hasui (1883–1957)
Two woodblock prints comprising:

Ikegami Honmon-ji [Honmon-ji Temple in Ikegami], signed Hasui and sealed Shin, also signed in pencil in roman script Hasui Kawase, titled as above in Japanese and in pencil in roman script Hommonji Temple, Tokyo, dated Showa rokunen ichi gatsu [Showa 6 (1931), 1st month], published by Watanabe Shozaburo, framed and glazed

Hirosaki, Saisho-in [Saisho Temple, Hirosaki], from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen [Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition], signed Hasui and sealed Sui, titled as above in left margin, framed and glazed

The first 55.3 x 42cm. (including frame)
The second 55.3 x 42cm. (including frame)
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