Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)


Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1929-1933Comprising an oban yoko-e and an oban tate-e print; the first entitled Shinobazu no ike no ame (Shinobazu Pond in Rain), dated 1929; the second entitled Matsushima Zaimokujima (Zaimoku Island at Matsushima), from the series Nihon fukeishu Higashi Nihon hen (Collected Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition), dated 1933, published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Watanabe 6mm round seal); both signed Hasui (2) 10 3/8 x 15 1/2in (26.5 x 29.3cm)15 1/4 x 10 1/4in (38.6 x 26.2cm)