Details
A bright midnight sky overhead catches the viewer’s eye as it is rendered as deeply as the gleam of a priceless jewel. The moon, just high enough to break the view over the wooden houses, is reflected in the shimmering water below. A lone figure walks across the embankment, under the warm orange glow from a lighted window, alongside the shadows of graceful willow trees and buildings lining the road. A boat is anchored under one of the trees, next to a cannon, and a tall telephone pole provides a strong vertical element that advances the eye toward the sky once more.
Connoisseur's Note
This work was published by Watanabe and is the first edition of the design executed in a limited edition of 150. This design is hand-numbered 94/150 on the reverse. This impression is an excellent example of the design. Exhibiting fresh, untouched colors as sharp and vivid as the day it was printed.


c. 1933
$6,000
Kasuga Shrine in Snow, Nara
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
MEDIUM: Woodblock Print
DATE: c. 1933
DIMENSIONS: 15 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches
CONDITION: Mounted onto original backing, minor losses to silver edge of backing, small loss to coversheet of calendar; minor soiling and staining
NOTE: Full-size woodblock print
$6,000.00
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