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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken]) | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 03:12 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Rain at Yasuniwa, Nagano Prefecture (Yasuniwa no ame [Nagano ken])
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, pubilsher's circular seal to the lower right corner Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), dated Showa nijuichinen saku (made in 1946)
Horizontal oban: 24.4 x 33.7 cm., 9⅝ x 13¼ in.
The scene is set in Nagano Prefecture, chara🎀cterised by well-developed vegetation and towering mountain vistas. It is raining in the residential area, with the skies and clouds printed in two tones of grey. A solitary figure carrying an umbrella walks past fruit💫ing persimmon trees.
For another impression of the same print in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, reference n🎐uౠmber 1961.1096, go to: