Artist |
Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957) |
Title |
"Ojiya, Echigo" ("Echigo Ojiya"") |
Date |
1941 |
Provenance |
Consigned by the Michael Kidney Collection. |
Series |
na |
Publisher |
Watanabe Shozaburo |
Seal, Carver/Printer |
Black "6-mm seal" lower/left (used 1947-56). |
Image Size |
9 5/8 x 14 3/8 (plus margins) |
Impression |
Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; deep "gauffrage"
(embossing) to snow piles and clouds; baren "sujizuri"
(tracings) to snow; crisp lines, highly detailed carving. |
Condition |
Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso.
(Slight toning; minor flaws.) Vintage printing, never displayed. |
Reference/Illus |
Narazaki #374; Hotei #459. |
Comments |
A colorful snowscene image. Not often seen.
Never framed/displayed, an uncirculated print. |
Item # |
MK-03 |
Price |
$1150 |