| Artist | Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
| Title | "Dusk at Byodoin Temple" ("Byodo-in no Yu") |
| Date | 1950 (First Edition) |
| Provenance | Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
| Series | na |
| Publisher | Watanabe Shozaburo |
| Seal, Carver/Printer | Black "6-mm seal" lower/left corner (appropriate "First Edition" seal). Personally "brush-signed" (right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist. |
| Image Size | 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 |
| Impression | Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to building, rocks, and reflection; astonishingly life-like reflections; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. |
| Condition | Excellent. Excellent colors. Very clean front and verso. (Absolutely flawless.) |
| Reference/Illus | Narazaki #529; Hotei #556. |
| Comments | Gorgeous reflected temple scene--wonderful colors.
Personally "brush-signed" (right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist on May 10, 1953--a very RARE plus. "First Edition" printing. |
| Item # | BK-01 |
| Price | $1650 (Sold/WA) |
