Kawase Hasui Shin-Hanga Woodblocks, Circa 1930

Item Details

Kawase Hasui (川瀬 巴水, Japanese, 1883 – 1957)
Hall of the Golden Hue, Chuson Temple, Hiraizumi, circa 1935
From the series Collection of Scenic Views of Japan
Kozu, Osaka, circa 1924
From the third series of Souvenirs of Travel
Two woodblocks on paper
Signed in block and seal to the lower corner and margin

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- light tears and creases to print and paper at the edges of Kozu, Osaka; toning, minor foxing, and accretions to print and paper of both artworks, but most visibly to the margins of Hall of the Golden Hue; light flecks of debris present between the print, mat, and the covering of each frame; scratches, scuffing, minor abrasions, and accretions to both frames, but more significantly to the frame of Kozu, Osaka.

Dimensions

- measures each frame; Hall of the Golden Hue measures 9.5" W x 14.25" H; Kozu, Osaka measures 9.0" W x 14.0" H.

Item #

ITMG871653