{"title":"Hasui Kawase (1883-1957)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"kinosaki-tajima-province-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg052501a","title":"Kinosaki, Tajima Province","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavy rain engulfs the onsen town of Kinosaki. Illustrated entirely through vertical streaks, this image showcases a much more expressive side of Hasui’s art, a breakaway from usual Shin Hanga norms. The dark, repetative showers are interrupted by spots of warm light, reflecting on the puddles below. Two faceless figures, one holding an ambrella and another pulling a cart, cross paths in the rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a first edition of the design as indicated by the round Watanabe publisher’s seal in the bottom left corner, and the series seal reading “Souvenirs of Travel, third Volume”. Also featured is a rare “Tokubetsusen” or “special edition” seal, indicating an exceptional example of the print personally gifted by Watanabe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar examples of this piece can be found in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.artsmia.org\/art\/67490\/kinosaki-in-tajima-province-kawase-hasui\"\u003eMinneapolis Institute of Art\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/253652\"\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts Boston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ezen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55537946231161,"sku":"EG052501A","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/7828\/9863\/files\/kinosaki-tajima-province-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg052501a-front_aad83689-a2b3-4502-9a25-bd3b13ed538c.jpg?v=1780500542"},{"product_id":"winter-moon-over-toyama-plain-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg032604","title":"Winter Moon over Toyama Plain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe moon rises above the Toyama Plain, contrasting against the night sky, a motif often explored by Hasui. This print was produced in 1931 by the Publisher Doi Sadaichi, and is based on an early Hasui design published by Watanabe in 1920. The Doi variant is the more well known of the two, and is one of Hasui most celebrated designs, being an excellent example of rich, deep “Hasui Blue”. A rare first edition of this popular design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ezen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56957501735289,"sku":"EG032604","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/7828\/9863\/files\/winter-moon-over-toyama-plain-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg032604-front.jpg?v=1775157267"},{"product_id":"senzoku-pond-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg032603","title":"Senzoku Pond","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quiet winter scene at Senzoku Pond, with snow-laden pine trees standing tall over the icy blue waters. Published in 1928 as part of Hasui’s “Twenty Views of Tokyo”, a series featuring one of Hasui’s most iconic designs, this is a first edition of this lovley snow scene.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ezen Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56980127089017,"sku":"EG032603","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/7828\/9863\/files\/senzoku-pond-hasui-kawase-1883-1957-eg032603-front.jpg?v=1780161657"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ezengallery.com\/collections\/hasui-kawase-1883-1957\/subject_snow.oembed","provider":"Ezen Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}