Catalog summary
KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) Dated Showa era (1926-1989), 1929, 1932, 1933 and 1946, but all printed in the Heisei era (1989-2019), late 20th/early 21st century Comprising two oban tate-e and two oban yoko-e prints, the first of Arakawa no tsuki, Akabane (Moon at Ara River, Akabane), dated on the lower left Showa yonnen saku (Work of Showa 4 [1929]), 38.3cm x 26cm (15 1/16in x 10¼in) ; the second of Kohan no ame, Matsue (Lakeside Shower, Matsue), dated on the lower left Showa shichinen nigatsu saku (Work of February Showa 7 [1932]), 26cm x 38.5cm (10¼in x 15 1/16in) ; the third of Osaka Soemon-cho no yu (Evening at Soemon-cho, Osaka), dated along the bottom Showa hachinen shigatsu saku (Work of April Showa 8 [1933]), 40cm x 26.8cm (15¾in x 10½in) ; the fourth of Mito Hinuma Hiroura (Hi Marsh, Hiroura in Mito), dated along bottom left Showa nijuichinen saku (Work of Showa 21 [1946]), 26.8cm x 39.7cm (10½in x 15 5/8in) ; each sheet published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with the long rectangular Heisei era Watanabe seal, the third and fourth also with a round Watanabe seal; all signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (4).