Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Meoto-iwa, the “married couple” rocks of Futamigaura on the coast of Ise, in the first dawn of sunrise.
Title: Futamigaura
Series: Nihon fûkei shû II, Kansai hen (Collection of scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai edition)
Signature: Hasui
Seal: Kawase (o. Sui)
Publisher: Watanabe Shôzaburô, Tokyo (Seal Hotei D)
Date: Shôwa 8 (1933)
Original Japanese colour woodblock print. Size: Horizontal Ôban, 23.7 x 36.1 cm (image)
Early edition, in the lighter colour variant. Excellent impression with very good colours. Paper slightly age-toned. Left margin with faint mat stain. Overall excellent condition. A rare and highly atmospheric view of this famous Japanese natural sanctuary.
Hotei Nr. 320 (Narazaki 224a)
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