Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)


Taisho (1912-1926) and Showa (1926-1989) era, 1925-1927Comprising two oban tate-e prints; the first entitled Shiba Zojo-ji (Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba), from the series Tokyo nijukei (20 Views of Tokyo), dated 1925, published by Watanabe Shozaburo (with Hanmoto Watanabe Hangaten seal); the second entitled Osaka Tenno-ji (Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka), from the series Tabi miyage dai sanshu (Souvenirs of Travel III), dated 1927, published by Watanabe Shozaburo (with Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo seal); both signed Hasui (2) 15 1/8 x 10 1/8in (38.6 x 25.7cm)15 1/4 x 10 5/16in (38.8 x 26.3cm)