Hasui 巴水: Moon Over Kiyosumi Garden 月の清澄園

Artist: Kawase Hasui 巴水 (1883-1957)
Title: Moon Over Kiyosumi Garden 月の清澄園  Date: 1938

Soft evening scene of the pond at Kiyosumi Garden in Tokyo. We feel, rather than see the moon, and the focus is on a stone lantern, with carefully groomed pine trees behind. One can still experience this pristine view, as this official Place of Scenic Beauty was made a public park in 1932, following its donation by the Mitsubishi Group. It was formerly part of the residence of a feudal lord in the Edo period, and then in the Meiji Era it was acquired by Iwasaki Yataro, the founder of Mitsubishi. With the Watanabe seal used between 1930 and 1941. First edition.

Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition.
Dimensions: ôban (38.6 x 25.8cm)
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô
Literature: Narazaki Muneshige, Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, 1979, p. 119, no. 361;Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, p. 507, no. 424. See Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian Institution, VMFA collections online. Signature: Hasui

SKU: HAC424H