Winter Moon over Toyama Plain
Artist: Hasui Kawase (1883-1957)
Date: 1931 , Shin Hanga
Size: 25.8 x 38 cm
Condition: Excellent impression and condition. Deep colours and beautiful contrast. Full margin featuring first edition seals, minor printer creases and mark at bottom right corner. No noticeable flaws to note.
The 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.