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<b>VIEW OF AZALEA GARDEN FROM A VERANDAH</b> / Kawase Hasui1935<B>SOLD</B></em>
ARTIST: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
TITLE: View of Azalea Garden from a Verandah
MEDIUM: Woodblock
DATE: 1935
DIMENSIONS: 15 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches
CONDITION: Excellent; faint stain at right bottom margin
LITERATURE: Kendall H. Brown, Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, 2003, pl. 365
NOTE: Round 6mm Watanabe seal; first and only state
SOLD
Details
The verandah opens to a riot of color with the eruptions of azalea blooms. A woman in a striking kimono adds to the symphony of color. Lush rolling hills encircle a pond, enclosing this space into a private spectacle of the grandeur of spring.
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.
