Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Set of five lantern prints, circa 1930
Woodblock prints, embossing to each lantern
Each sealed: 'Hasui'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (each with red 'Watanabe' gift seal)
Date: circa 1930
Comprising (descriptive titles):
- Snow at Yanagi Bridge ('Yuki no Yanagibashi')
- Torii gate in the snow ('Setchu no torii')
- The five-story pagoda in snow ('Gojunoto no yuki')
- Plum in the snow ('Setchu no ume')
- Cherry blossoms ('Sakurabana')
Each sealed: 'Hasui'
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (each with red 'Watanabe' gift seal)
Date: circa 1930
Comprising (descriptive titles):
- Snow at Yanagi Bridge ('Yuki no Yanagibashi')
- Torii gate in the snow ('Setchu no torii')
- The five-story pagoda in snow ('Gojunoto no yuki')
- Plum in the snow ('Setchu no ume')
- Cherry blossoms ('Sakurabana')
Each approx.:
19.3 x 12.3 cm. (7 ⅝ x 4 ⅞ in.)
19.3 x 12.3 cm. (7 ⅝ x 4 ⅞ in.)
Fine impressions, colours and condition.
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The woodblocks for this set of five 'lantern' prints by Hasui were destroyed in World War II, however the prints themselves survived the war and in the 1970s remaining prints...
The woodblocks for this set of five 'lantern' prints by Hasui were destroyed in World War II, however the prints themselves survived the war and in the 1970s remaining prints were distributed amongst the members of the Hasui Printmaking Enthusiasts' Club. Each of these designs is beautifully printed with embossing for the ribs of the lanterns.
See Folk Museum of Ota City, Hasui Kawase, Exhibition Catalogue, (Ota City, 2013), p. 101, cat. nos. 135-140.
Another impression of 'Snow at Yanagi Bridge' is in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 5654, go to:
https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/7224/bridge-in-the-snow-design-on-lantern--descriptive-title?ctx=9a30f7ced2861d4b19ed14868693513f9772d473&idx=0
Other examples in museum collections:
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-cherry-blossoms-73590
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-snow-at-the-pagoda-73589
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-snow-at-the-shrine-gate-73588
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30162/lantern-print-of-pagoda-and-forest-blanketed-in-snow
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30161/lantern-print-of-cherry-blossoms-hanging-over-water?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=0
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30164/lantern-print-of-tree-and-gate?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=2
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30165/lantern-print-of-yanagi-bridge-in-the-snow?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=3
See Folk Museum of Ota City, Hasui Kawase, Exhibition Catalogue, (Ota City, 2013), p. 101, cat. nos. 135-140.
Another impression of 'Snow at Yanagi Bridge' is in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, object no. 5654, go to:
https://honolulu.emuseum.com/objects/7224/bridge-in-the-snow-design-on-lantern--descriptive-title?ctx=9a30f7ced2861d4b19ed14868693513f9772d473&idx=0
Other examples in museum collections:
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-cherry-blossoms-73590
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-snow-at-the-pagoda-73589
https://www.vmfa.museum/artworks/hand-lantern-snow-at-the-shrine-gate-73588
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30162/lantern-print-of-pagoda-and-forest-blanketed-in-snow
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30161/lantern-print-of-cherry-blossoms-hanging-over-water?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=0
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30164/lantern-print-of-tree-and-gate?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=2
https://smartcollection.uchicago.edu/objects/30165/lantern-print-of-yanagi-bridge-in-the-snow?ctx=fa10f2223977fe115a169898269e1eded4ba91d5&idx=3