KAWASE HASUI: EVENING SNOW AT ISHINOMAKI

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KAWASE HASUI: EVENING SNOW AT ISHINOMAKI By Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), signed Hasui and sealed Kawase Japan, dated March 1935 Color woodblock print on paper. Horizontal oban. Signed Hasui and sealed Kawase; publisher Watanabe Shozaburo, sealed to the lower right. Title Ishinomaki no bosetsu (Evening Snow at Ishinomaki), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collected Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition). Depicting a cluster of wooden houses rising along the serene shore of a lake, their roofs and the crown of a nearby oak tree heavily blanketed with snow, all set beneath the somber, leaden sky of a winter evening in Ishinomaki. SIZE of the sheet 24.5 x 37.5 cm, SIZE incl. frame 40.3 x 51.7 cm With a wooden frame and glass for presentation. Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was a prominent Japanese artist and printmaker of the shin-hanga (‘new prints’) movement, which focused on traditional techniques and subject matter. He is best known for his landscape prints depicting scenes of Japan, which were highly detailed and often captured the beauty and tranquility of the country's natural landscapes. Hasui's works were characterized by their delicate colors and sophisticated composition, and his legacy as a master of shin-hanga continues to influence Japanese art and culture today. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related print, with similar seals, at Christie’s, Landscapes of Japan: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Post-War, 26 March 2024, lot 79 (sold for USD 7,560 or approx. EUR 7,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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