Night Scene at Soemoncho
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Name: Night Scene at Soemoncho
Date: 1933
Description: Night Scene at Soemoncho A wonderful night scene in the tea house district in Osaka. The luminous glow of the lanterns on the buildings and the pedestrians in traditional clothing are classic Hasui touches, beautiful. This image was one of the Hasui prints from the 1936 Toledo Museum of Art show- a groundbreaking show of contemporary Japanese prints in the USA. Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui” Sealed- Publisher Watanabe, 7mm seal, later edition original, from original blocks Image size- 9 ?” x 14 3/8” (oban tate-e) Condition- Excellent, no toning, tears, not mounted, full margins