ID 1122416
Lot 118 | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | Three woodblock prints depicting night scenes | Showa period, 20th century
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
Three woodblock prints depicting night scenes
Showa period, 20th century
each a woodblock print, signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher's circular seal to the lower right Watanabe (Watanabe Shozaburo), and comprising:
- Snow at Mukojima (Yuki no Mukojima), titled in the lower left margin as above, dated Showa rokunen junigatsu saku (made in December 1931), post-war printing
- Shinagawa, dated Showa rokunen sangatsu saku (made in March 1931), post-war printing
- Bell Tower in Okayama (Okayama no Kanetsukido), titled in the left margin as above, dated Showa nijuninen saku (made in 1947)
Each vertical oban:
39.3 x 26.2 cm., 15½ x 10 ¼ in. (the first)
39.5 x 26.2 cm., 15½ x 10¼ in. (the second)
39.7 x 26.9 cm., 15⅝ x 10⅝ in. (the third)
| Historical era: | Showa period |
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics |
| Historical era: | Showa period |
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| Auction house category: | Old Art Paintings - Drawings - Graphics |
| Address of auction |
Sotheby´s 34-35 New Bond Street W1A 2AA London United Kingdom | ||||
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