Hasui -- "Moon at Magome"

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Artist Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957)
Title "Moon at Magome"
Date 1930 ;
(later printing 1990/2000's)
Series "Twenty Views of Tokyo"
("Tokyo Nijukkei") left margin
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Red "Heisei" seal
(right margin)
Image Size 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 (plus margins)
(LARGE "postcard size" print)
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading; nicely detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Strong colors.
Reference/Illus Same design as Hotei #Hp-47.
Comments Beautiful moonlit scene done almost entirely as an "aizuri" (shades of blue) print.
A mid-sized version of the original "1930 full-sized oban print."
Item # WS-06
Price $165