Artist |
Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
Title |
"Snow at Ueno Kiyomizu Temple" ("Ueno Kiyomizu no Yuki") |
Date |
July 1929 (Limited "Second Edition" #208/250 stamping verso) |
Series |
One of only 16 Hasui images published by Kawaguchi & Sakai (1929-30). |
Publisher |
Kawaguchi & Sakai |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
K & S "C-seal" and "D-seal" (used 1931/40)
Original Limited Edition stamping" verso. |
Image Size |
9 3/8 x 14 1/4 |
Impression |
Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; light gauffrage to umbrella
and as "raised" snowflakes and snow accumulation. |
Condition |
Good++ to Very Good. Very good colors. (Bumped upper/left corner; slight
soiling, few scattered marks, light toning.) Clean front and verso. |
Reference/Illus |
Frontispiece to Pachter's "Kawase Hasui and his Contemporaries" reference;
Andacht p111; Narazaki #KS-1; Hotei #181. |
Comments |
One of Hasui's finest early snowscenes. An early Second Edition--prints
bearing Kawaguchi/Sakai "C" or "D" seals (used 1931/40) are
rare pre-War prints, sought after by collectors. |
Item # |
EG-955 |
Price |
$1450 (Sold/DK) |