Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
‘Kojaku Cave, Oga Peninsula’ (Oga hanto Kojaku no iwaya), from the series ‘Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series’ (Tabi miyage dai sanshu), 1926
Woodblock print
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, first edition seal (Hotei 'B', consistent with printing 1924-30, the earliest seal used for this design) in lower right margin
Dated: 'Taisho jugonen saku' [Taisho 15] (made, 1926)
Signed: 'Hasui'
Artist's seal: 'Kawase'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo, first edition seal (Hotei 'B', consistent with printing 1924-30, the earliest seal used for this design) in lower right margin
Dated: 'Taisho jugonen saku' [Taisho 15] (made, 1926)
Vertical oban:
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)
38.7 x 26.3 cm. (15 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.)
Fine impression, colour and overall condition, slight toning, light surface marks within the dark rock at the top, unidentified red collector's seal in lower right margin.
Another impression of the same print is in the Art Institute of Chicago, accession no. 1929.416, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/2641/kojaku-cavern-oga-peninsula-oga-hanto-kojaku-no-iwaya-from-the-series-souvenirs-of-travel-third-series-tabi-miyage-dai-sanshu
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/2641/kojaku-cavern-oga-peninsula-oga-hanto-kojaku-no-iwaya-from-the-series-souvenirs-of-travel-third-series-tabi-miyage-dai-sanshu
Another impression of the same print is in the Art Institute of Chicago, accession no. 1929.416, go to:
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/2641/kojaku-cavern-oga-peninsula-oga-hanto-kojaku-no-iwaya-from-the-series-souvenirs-of-travel-third-series-tabi-miyage-dai-sanshu
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/2641/kojaku-cavern-oga-peninsula-oga-hanto-kojaku-no-iwaya-from-the-series-souvenirs-of-travel-third-series-tabi-miyage-dai-sanshu