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Lot 290*
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) and others Showa era (1926-1989), early to mid-20th century
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16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £11,312.50 inc. premium
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Showa era (1926-1989), early to mid-20th century
12 oban prints including the following five prints: Mito Hinuma Hiroura (Hi Marsh, Hiroura, Mito), dated 1946, with faint publisher's seal possibly Watanabe; Mizuki no kumoribi (Ibaraki ken) (Cloudy day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture), dated 1946, no publisher's seal; Tochigi ken Kawanishi-cho (Kawanishi, Tochigi Prefecture), dated 1947, publisher's seal Watanabe; Koinobori (Kagawaken Toyohama) (Carp banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture), dated 1948, publisher's seal Watanabe; Mirozu (Wakayama ken) (Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture), dated 1950, with faint publisher's seal Watanabe; the majority with the publisher's seal Watanabe, each signed Hasui; a double-oban print titled Tokaido Utsunoya toge (Utsunoya Pass on Tokaido), signed possibly Hasui, no publisher's seal, probably a collector's seal on recto. The smallest: 26.6cm x 39.2cm (10½in x 15 7/16 in); the largest: 38.4cm x 48.1cm (15 1/8in x 18 15/16in). (13).
12 oban prints including the following five prints: Mito Hinuma Hiroura (Hi Marsh, Hiroura, Mito), dated 1946, with faint publisher's seal possibly Watanabe; Mizuki no kumoribi (Ibaraki ken) (Cloudy day in Mizuki, Ibaraki Prefecture), dated 1946, no publisher's seal; Tochigi ken Kawanishi-cho (Kawanishi, Tochigi Prefecture), dated 1947, publisher's seal Watanabe; Koinobori (Kagawaken Toyohama) (Carp banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture), dated 1948, publisher's seal Watanabe; Mirozu (Wakayama ken) (Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture), dated 1950, with faint publisher's seal Watanabe; the majority with the publisher's seal Watanabe, each signed Hasui; a double-oban print titled Tokaido Utsunoya toge (Utsunoya Pass on Tokaido), signed possibly Hasui, no publisher's seal, probably a collector's seal on recto. The smallest: 26.6cm x 39.2cm (10½in x 15 7/16 in); the largest: 38.4cm x 48.1cm (15 1/8in x 18 15/16in). (13).
Saleroom notices
The double-oban 'Tokaido Utsunoya Toge' erroneously catalogued as a print in the description is a preliminary drawing executed in watercolour most likely by Hasui's hand and bears the collector's seal of James D. Tobin (1893-1992).
























