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<b>ZOJOJI TEMPLE, SHIBA</b> / Kawase Hasui1925<B>SOLD</B></em>
ARTIST: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
TITLE: Zojoji Temple, Shiba
MEDIUM: Woodblock
DATE: 1925
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/8 X 10 1/4 inches
CONDITION: No condition problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 147
NOTE: Watanabe D-Type Seal; early pre-war printing
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Details
Perhaps more than any other Shin Hanga artist, Kawase Hasui has taken the artistic baton from Hiroshige and moved it further with his production of some of the most beautiful atmospheric snow scenes in the modern era. Zozoji Temple, Shiba is among Hasui's most desirable works within this genre. A woman in traditional dress battling the billowing snow as she walks through the Zozoji Temple complex is a design that takes its cues from memory and the longing for simpler times.
Connoisseur's Note
This print bears a Watanabe D-type seal, making it a rare early pre-war impression. The print's condition is excellent, save some very faint residue on the reverse from the original Watanabe mat. This print has never been framed, exhibiting colors as fresh as the day they were printed. The colors and impression of this design are a time capsule—collectors, take note, this is how this design should look!
