Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine- Mitsugiri
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Name: Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine- Mitsugiri
Date: 1929
Description: Saturday, 1 March 2008 Title Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine limited edition, original Sakai-kawaguchi: provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature ‘Hasui’. Seal Artist’s seal (‘sui’). Dated 1929. Publisher Sakai – Kawaguchi. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent – very good … Embossed. Colors Excellent – very good. Condition Excellent – very good … Light ink stains on the margins. Edition Size 100 Numbered 87 / 100 Description The Toshogu Shrine is located in the Ueno district of Tokyo. It is said to have been built in 1627 by a warrior named Todo Takatora. The Toshogu shrine is a kind of wonder, because it has survived fire bombing, massive earthquakes and even one of the major battles of the 1868 civil war. Hasui made only sixteen prints for the publisher Kawaguchi and Sakai. These handful works were considered among his finest work, especially the snow scenes. Note “Made in Japan” stamped on verso. Printer Komatsu. Carver Maeda. Provenance : Robert O. Muller estate. A edition note in Japanese with the artist’s seal pasted on verso. Width Item 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm Height Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm Width Image 7.4 inches = 18.7 cm Height Image 14.0 inches = 35.5 cm
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