Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Evening atmosphere in Sôemon-chô, the former red-light district in Osaka. Maikos and visitors in front of illuminated inns.
Title: Ôsaka Sôemon-chô no yû (Evening at Sôemon-chô, Osaka)
Series: Nihon fûkei shû II, Kansai hen (Collection of scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai edition)
Signature: Hasui
Seal: Sui
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô (Hotei Seal D)
Woodblock engraver: Watanabe Tadasu
Date: Shôwa 8 (1933)
Size: Oban
Early print. Perfect impression, colours and condition. From the collection of Robert O. Muller. Small stamp “Made in Japan” at the back side.
Hotei No 318.
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