Hasui 巴水: Hakozaki, Chikuzen 筑前筥崎
Artist: Kawase Hasui 巴水 (1883-1957)
Title: Hakozaki, Chikuzen 筑前筥崎
Series: Selection of Scenes of Japan 日本風景選集 Nihon fûkei senshû)
Date: 1922
Nihon fûkei senshû, Chikuzen Hakozaki. A tall stone lantern shades a woman and young girl as they stroll along the coast. This lies within the precints of Hachiman shrine near Hakata Bay in present-day Fukuoka Prefecture. Pre-earthquake design with a limited edition seal, 57/300, verso.
Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: aiban 30.8 x 22.8 cm
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô
Literature: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2008, p. 332, no. 102; Kendall Brown, Water and Shadow: Kawase Hasui and Japanese Landscape Prints, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 2014, p. 158, cat. IV.101.
Signature: Hasui with his seal
SKU: HAC102G