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<b>MOON OVER AKEBI BRIDGE</b> / Kawase Hasui1935<B>SOLD</B></em>
ARTIST: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
TITLE: Moon Over Akebi Bridge
MEDIUM: Woodblock
DATE: 1935
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; no problems to note
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 5364
NOTE: Round 6mm Watanabe seal; first and only state
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Details
A full moon hangs overhead illuminating the well-manicured Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa estate. The soft light reveals lush vegetation with sumptuous colors through the tranquil terrain. A woodgrain texture is present throughout the design, giving the scene a strong atmospheric quality and further amplifying the poetic charm of the design.
Connoisseur's Note
One of six untitled designs in the set Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa. Privately commissioned by the Iwasaki family, the set was published in 1935 and sold to foreign visitors when the villa was turned into a hotel before WWII.
