Iidabashi (Tokyo Afternoon) by Toshi Yoshida
Snow at Itsukushima by Kawase Hasui
Hinomisaki, Izumo (Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series)
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Date: 1924
Edition: First Edition
Medium: Woodblock Print
Dimensions: 15in x 10in (Oban)
Publisher: Watanabe
Publisher Seal: A Seal
Date Purchased: 2023-05-04


About This Print
A night scene of the coast of Izumo, composed entirely of stunning blues. There is a small tear in the bottom left corner in the margins that does not affect the print itself. The print is currently framed with archival matting and museum-quality glass.
From The Collector
I happened upon this print while scouring the web for Hasui prints. At the time, my fascination with Hasui was taking over, and I was trying to find any gallery that may have a print to see what I could find. I came across this one, and the blues captivated me. It was an uncommon print I had not yet seen.
This piece happened to come with a small card from a Japanese Print dealer, dated October 15, 1934, to a Miss Cochran, providing the name of the artist, as well as the name of the shop, owned by Roy Vernon Sowers, a promintent rare book dealer. This little card gives just a bit more uniqueness to the piece.
Provenance
Purchased from The Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, CA.