Catalog record · 目録番号 68778
Spring Moon at Ninomiya Beach (Haru no tsuki [Ninomiya kaigan])
Catalog note / 解説
This auction is for a Japanese woodblock print from the late, Ukiyo-e, (Floating World) Shin-Hango (New Print) era by the reknown master printmaker, Hasui Kawase, (1883 - 1957) born with the given name of Bunjiro. A year after his death he was declared a National Treasure by Japan. This particular print is titled "Moon at Ninomiya Beach", oban, published by Doi Teiichi, in 1932. This is a lovely, night scene, which Hasui was most famous for. It depicts a small, solitary figure, under a full moon, walking along the edge of the sea. Moonlight reflection glistens off the top of the pines, & along the crest of the wave as it breaks on the shore. The palette is muted, in tints & shades of green,…
Image record / 画像情報
MFA · 1932 · mfa
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