This woodblock print was specifically designed and printed to illustrate month of February in a limited edition (only 500 copies issued) of the Calendar for the Pacific Transport Lines, 1953. This print has not been reprinted after the initial edition of 500. The Hotei/Hasui catalogue raisonné notes on page 131. Narazaki explains that 500 examples of this calendar were commissioned by the Pacific transport lines for distribution in the United States and that it was created within the time-honored tradition of meisho-e (pictures of famous views). He adds that while Hasui did not ordinarily undertake this type of work, the artist seems to have become quite engrossed in this project in an effort to convey a sense of the quintessential Japanese landscape. ” and “Both the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo and Hasui attached importance to the fact that these compositions were intended as souvenirs for foreigners. The title and the artist’s signature are printed in English in the margin. This impression is still attached at the top to the original card from the calendar. A very rare and beautiful print. Title: “Skirt of Mt Fuji”. Signed: “Hasui” signature with “Kawasi” red seal, lower right; signed with printed signature in Roman script in lower margin. Date: 1953 – limited edition. 15 x 10 inches. Condition: Fresh color, fine impression, slight wave along the top margin. Attached to the original calendar page by the top margin, as originally issued. Please check my other auctions for rare Japanese woodblock prints, fine prints, rare books and films. The item “Kawase Hasui Japanese woodblock print Skirt of Mt Fuji Limited 1st Edition RARE” is in sale since Wednesday, October 18, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “yakov5″ and is located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Japan.
- Maker: Kawase Hasui
- Type: Woodblock
- Primary Material: Paper
- Age: Post-1940
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
