Ukijima, Ryujo, Ibaragi, Ukishima- Yanaginawa

Artist: Kawase Hasui

Name: Ukijima, Ryujo, Ibaragi, Ukishima- Yanaginawa

Date: 1936

Description: Saturday, 1 March 2008 Title Ukishima, Yanaginawa first edition: provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature ‘Hasui’. Seal Artist’s seal (‘sui’). Dated 1936. Publisher Watanabe. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent – very good … first edition, early printing. Wood grains visible on the sky. Colors Excellent – very good. Condition Excellent – very good … Slight toning. A thin area (natural paper failure) on the top margin. Description “Ukishima. “. Ukishima (It means a floating island) at Yanaginawa in Ibaraki prefecture. Note Watanabe copyright seal (1929 – 1942) on the right margin. “Made in Japan” stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 10.2 inches = 25.8 cm Height Item 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm

Hasui Kawase - Ukijima, Ryujo, Ibaragi, Ukishima- Yanaginawa

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