I have for sale a genuine vintage Japanese woodblock by Kawase Hasui The title of the piece is “Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge” It depicts a beautiful Spring scenery with cherry blossoms in the foreground, and an arched Kintai Bridge, with a man on a boat in the calm river I believe this is the original, first edition from 1947 It is published by Watanabe. It is signed, sealed, dated and titled in left margin On the lower right corner is a 6mm Watanabe Shozaburo seal On the back bottom is written in pencil Kintai bridge at Iwakumi in Yamaguchi Pref. By Hasui” Approximate size of the paper is 15.5″ tall, and 10.5 wide This rare, iconic woodblock print has vibrant colors, and is in great vintage condition overall It is a highly soughtafter work by Hasui. That is part of permanent collections of many museums around the world Thanks for looking! The item “Genuine KAWASE HASUI Japanese Woodblock. Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge 1947″ is in sale since Sunday, November 12, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “bambu” and is located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Subject: bridge
- Medium: Japanese Woodblock print
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Width (Inches): 10 1/2
- Height (Inches): 15 1/2
- Framed/Unframed: Unframed
- Date of Creation: 1949