Hasui: Carp Banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture

Hasui: Carp Banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture (Sold)

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Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Carp Banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture
Date: 1948

Boy’s day must be near; looking closely we see two boys where the path leads the eye towards the center of the picture. The red banner also catches our eye, bright red against the neutral palette of the village.

This exact print is illustrated  full page, on page 162 of Hisao Shimizu’s “Works of Kawase Hasui”, published in 2013 by Tokyo Bijutsu. Provenance: From the personal collection of the late Hasui scholar Hisao Shimizu.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô
Literature: Hotei #508.
Signature: Hasui

SKU: HAC508