Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Showa (1926-1989), dated 1945, 1947 and 1950Three oban prints: the first a yoko-e titled Hirakata Higashi-cho (Higashi Town, Hirakata), dated Showa nijunen saku (Work of Showa 20 [1945]), with a printer's seal of Ono Gintaro; 26.5cm x 38cm (10 3/8in x 14 15/16in); the second a tate-e of Tsukiyo no Fuji, Kawaibashi (Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge) from the series Tokaido fukei senshu (Selection of Views of the Tokaido), dated Showa nijuninen saku (Work of Showa 22 [1947]), 38.6cm x 26.1cm (15 4/16in x 10 5/16in); the last a yoko-e of Daigo no haru, Kyoto (Spring at Daigo, Kyoto), dated Showa nijugonen saku (Work of Showa 25 [1950]); 26.2cm x 39.2cm (10 5/16in x 15 7/16in); all published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with 6mm Watanabe round seal, signed Hasui with Kawase seal. (3).