Hasui Kawase Tokaido Scenery Selection Shinagawa. Showa 6 work (Washui woodblock print while Hasui is alive). Famous for the cover of his art book and exhibition posters. “Tokaido scenery selection Shinagawa”. Recreating the realistic rain scene of Shinagawa. This is the first woodblock print of Hasui Kawase, a masterpiece of rain. The average number of colors in Hasui’s works is 30. Because this work “Shinagawa” is divided into small parts one by one. It is said that there are more than 50 colors in the rubbing. Shinagawa (Showa 6, 1931). The Shinagawa depicted in this print is Minami-Shinagawa, a river fisherman’s town, and is located in a long strip of land protruding from Minami-Shinagawa-juku along the Meguro River. It was one of Yagaura, a dish that delivers fish and shellfish to the shogunate, with the fishing industry as its livelihood. In addition to fish and shellfish, the Asakusa seagrass industry is thriving, and small boats used for fishing are also drawn in this moat. It was also called Shinagawaura near the current Higashi-Shinagawa 1-chome. [Production date] Made in Showa 6 Hasui Kawase woodblock prints. [Size] Vertical: 38.5cm Horizontal: 26.8cm (Please note the error). [Condition] Good product (aged discoloration). This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Prints”. The seller is “nonosandesu” and is located in this country: JP. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Brazil, Canada, Australia.
- Primary Material: Washi ( Japanese paper)
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
- Region of Origin: Japan
- Age: 1900-1940