Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)


Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1929-1942Three oban prints: the first yoko-e titled Itako no hatsuaki (Early Autumn in Itako), circa 1942, 27cm x 38cm (10¼in x 15in); the second tate-e titled Suruga Yuicho (Yui district, Shizuoka Prefecture), from the series Tokaido fukei senshu (Selection of Views of the Tokaido), dated Showa kunen (1934), 39.5cm x 27cm (15¾in x 10¼in); the third tate-e titled Arakawa no tsuki, Akabane (Moon over the Arakawa River, Akabane), from the series Tokyo nijukei, (20 Views of Tokyo), dated Showa yonen (1929), 38.7cm x 29.7cm (15½in x 11in); all published by Watanabe Shozaburo, signed Hasui with seal. (3).