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HASUI, Kawase (1883 - 1957)

"Winter Moon over the Toyama Moor" ('Fuyu-no-tsuki, Toyama-ga-hara')

Signed:                Hasui Sealed:                sui Publisher:           Doi Teiichi (Sadaichi) Date:                   December 1931 Size:                    ôban tate-e (c. 39 x 26 cms / c. 15 1/4" x 10 1/4") Condition: Excellent impression and color, with fine gradation in the sky and on the moon. Printed on 'Doi' watermarked paper. A paper crease ....., else in fine condition. - EARLY printing, before W.W.II - ref. no.: # 783444 Price:    € 4,400.00

The bright moon is shining over the Toyama plain in a cold winter night. Faint lights from houses in the distance are the only reminder of human existence in the desolated scenery. Reference: Brown/Newland, "Kawase Hasui, The Complete Woodblock Prints"; Amsterdan, Hotei Publishing, 2003; p. 420, pl. 260.

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