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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no Sakura), 1946

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Cherry Blossoms at the Shirakawa Castle Ruins (Shirakawajoshi no Sakura), 1946
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Dated: Showa 21 (1946)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'A' seal, consistent with printing 1945-57)
Horizontal oban:
39.2 x 26.3 cm. (15 ⅜ x 10 ⅜ in.)
Very good impression and colour. Slight toning, otherwise very good condition. The reverse with traces of mounting tape near top corners and pencil inscriptions at the bottom edge.
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Another impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura
Another impression is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/197237/cherry-blossoms-at-the-shirakawa-castle-ruins-shirakawajoshi-no-sakura

Provenance

From a Private Los Angeles Collection
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