Artist |
Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
Title |
"Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan" (Spring) ("Hakone Miyanoshita, Fujiya Hoteru") |
Date |
1949 ("First Edition" printing) |
Provenance |
Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman
John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57. |
Series |
A 4-print "seasonal" series |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Red "6-mm seal" (lower/right corner), appropriate "First Edition" seal.
Deeply embossed "Fuji-ya" seal lower/left image corner. |
Image Size |
8 1/4 x 15 1/2 ("nagaban" long-format) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; deep "gauffrage"
(embossing) to clouds and buildings; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Bright fresh colors. Very clean front and verso. (Light toning; very faint soft
crease--invisible with frontal lighting; very slight wear.) |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #449; Hotei #522. |
Comments |
Commissioned by the Fujiya Hotel (established 1878) as a
4-print set--this is "Spring."
A rarely encountered set. "First Edition" printing. |
Item # |
BK-32 |
Price |
Special Pricing $1275 (Sold/MH)
(Reg $1650) (or $6500 as 4-print set) |