Kawase Hasui

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Kawase Hasui - Nigatsu Hall_ Nara

Nigatsu Hall, Nara, 1934

Woodblock Print  
10.5 x 15.5 in

Description: Subtle,soft colors create a mood of quite meditation as an elderly woman contemplates the beauty of her surroundings. Narazaki states that the background was executed with the technique of 'karazuri' (gauffrage using a 'sha').

Issued: 1934

Edition: early pre-war edition

Condition: very fine, small pencil notation in top margin verso

Signed: in black brush

Sealed: in red 'sui'

Special Label: Watanabe 'D' seal 1931-41

Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Series: Scenic Views of Japan 11, Kansai edition