Artworks · Kawase Hasui

Moon at Enoura Beach (Tsuki no Enoura)

1939 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 27.5 × 40.6 cm (10 7/8 × 16 in.); Block: 25.4 × 37.6 cm (10 × 14 13/16 in.)

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Frosty Morning at Nagaoka, Izu (Izu Nagaoka no Asa)

1939 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 28.2 × 40.3 cm (11 1/8 × 15 7/8 in.); Block: 25.6 × 37.8 cm (10 1/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

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Spring at Pubyong Pavilion, Modan Viewpoint, Pyongyang, from the series "Eight Views of Korea" (Chosen hakkei, Heijo no haru (Botandai Fusekiro))

1939 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 41 × 29.4 cm (16 3/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Block: 39.1 × 27.3 cm (15 7/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

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Sanggye Pavilion, Baekyong Temple (Hakuyoji Sokeiro), from the series "Eight Views of Korea (Chosen hakkei)"

1939 · Color woodblock print; oban

42.9 × 29.5 cm (16 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

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Kyonghoe Hall, Kyongsong (Keijo Keikaro), from the series "Eight Views of Korea (Chosen hakkei)"

1939 · Color woodblock print; oban

43 × 30 cm (16 15/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

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Moon over Kiyosumi Garden (Tsuki no Kiyosumien)

1938 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Snow at Kiyosumi Garden (Kiyosumien no yuki)

1938 · Color woodblock print

27.3 × 39.7 cm (paper); 25.5 × 37.7 (block)

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Snow at Kiyosumi Garden (Kiyosumien no yuki)

1938 · Color woodblock print; oban

27.8 × 40 cm (10 15/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

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Ritsurin Park, Takamatsu (Takamatsu Ritsurin koen)

1937 · Color woodblock print

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Yumoto Spa, Nikko (Nikko Yumoto onsen)

1937 · Color woodblock print

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Zensetsu Temple, Sanshu, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Sanshu Zensetsuji)

1937 · Color woodblock print

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Zensetsu Temple, Sanshu, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Sanshu Zensetsuji)

1937 · Color woodblock print

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Onshi Park, Shiba (Shiba Onshi koen)

1937 · Color woodblock print; oban

27.6 × 40.6 cm (10 7/8 × 16 in.)

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Nagahama Beach in Mito (Mito Nagahama)

1937 · Color woodblock print; oban

41.1 × 27.8 cm (16 3/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

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Mount Fuji at Dawn (Akayuku Fuji)

1937 · Color woodblock print; oban

27 × 39.6 cm (10 5/8 × 15 9/16 in.)

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Spring at Hibiya Park (Hibiya koen no haru), from the series “One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

34.8 × 24.6 cm (13 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

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Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge (Benkeibashi no harusame), from the series "One Hundred Views of New Tokyo (Shin Tokyo hyakkei)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Yugashima, Ito (Ito Yugashima)

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Saisho Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishoin), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Dusk at Aso (Aso no yu)

1936 · Color woodblock print

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Wisteria Blossoms at Kameido Shrine, Tokyo (Kameido Tenmangu)

1936 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 20.4 × 14 cm (8 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Block: 17.6 × 11.4 cm (6 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

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Heian Shrine, Kyoto (Heian jingu)

1936 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 19.5 × 12.5 cm (7 11/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Block: 17.5 × 11.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

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Morning at Mt. Fuji (Fuji no Asa)

1936 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 20.7 × 13.2 cm (8 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Block: 17.5 × 11.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

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The Wedded Rocks of Futamigaura (Futamigaura)

1936 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 19.6 × 13 cm (7 3/4 × 5 1/8 in.); Block: 17.6 × 11.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 9/16 in.)

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Moon over Itako (Itako no tsuki)

1936 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 34.3 × 25.1 cm (13 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Block: 32 × 22.8 cm (12 5/8 × 9 in.)

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Toyohama in Sanuki Province (Sanshu Toyohama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

39.1 × 26 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Fudo Hill, Lake Yamanaka (Yamanakako, Fudozaka)

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

31 × 42.8 cm (12 3/16 × 16 13/16 in.)

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Tadotsu, Sanuki Province (Sanshu Tadotsu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

39 × 26.8 cm (15 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

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Saisho Temple in Hirosaki (Hirosaki, Saishoin), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"

1936 · Color woodblock print; oban

39.2 × 26.4 cm (15 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)

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Lake Haruna (Harunako)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 26.4 × 39.3 cm (10 7/16 × 15 1/2 in.); Block: 24.1 × 36.5 cm (9 1/2 × 14 3/8 in.)

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Hori River, Nagoya, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Nagoya Horikawa)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 39.6 × 26.8 cm (15 5/8 × 10 9/16 in.); Block: 36.6 × 24.2 cm (14 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)

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Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 38.6 × 26 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.); Block: 36.1 × 23.7 cm (14 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.)

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Bell Tower, Mount Koya, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Koyasan shoro)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 38.5 × 26.1 cm (15 3/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Block: 36.1 × 23.9 cm (14 1/4 × 9 7/16 in.)

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Distant Clouds over the Sea (Kaijo un'en)

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

33.8 × 22.2 cm (13 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

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Mount Fuji at Satta Mountain Pass (Satta toge no Fuji)

1935 · Color woodblock print

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Cherries at Night in Koganei (Koganei no yozakura)

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

35.6 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in.)

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Moon over Akebi Bridge (Akebibashi no tsuki)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 39.6 × 26.6 cm (15 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.); Block: 33 × 21.1 cm (13 × 8 5/16 in.)

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Tonashi Gate, Matsuyama Castle, from the series "Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition" (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen, Matsuyamajo Tonashimon)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 38.7 × 26.1 cm (15 1/4 × 10 5/16 in.); Block: 36 × 24 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

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A Nocturnal Fuji, Lake Ashino (Ashino no yu Fuji)

1935 · Color woodblock print

21.5 × 33 cm (8 1/2 × 13 in.)

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Hall of the Golden Hue, Chuson Temple, Hiraizumi, from the series “Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition” (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen, Hiraizumi Chusonji Konjikido)

1935 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 38.9 × 25.5 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/16 in.); Block: 36.1 × 24.1 cm (14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

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Moon over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki)

1935 · Color woodblock print

34.0 × 22.5 cm (paper); 31.1 × 20.1 (block)

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Evening Snow at Ishinomaki (Ishinomaki no bosetsu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

Paper: 26.5 × 38.6 cm (10 7/16 × 15 1/4 in.); Block: 23.8 × 36.3 cm (9 3/8 × 14 5/16 in.)

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Shinkawabata at Handa, Owari Province (Bishu Handa Shinkawabata), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

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Evening Snow at Ishinomaki (Ishinomaki no bosetsu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

26.5 × 39.4 cm (10 7/16 × 15 1/2 in.)

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Moon over Akebi Bridge, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)"

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

39.4 × 27 cm (15 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.)

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Evening Rain at a Lakeside Tearoom, from the series "Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa (Moto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu)"

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

39.9 × 27.2 cm (15 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

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Cherries at Night in Koganei (Koganei no yozakura)

1935 · Color woodblock print; oban

33.9 × 27.1 cm (13 5/16 × 10 5/8 in.)

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Seto, Bishu, from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" (Tokaido fukei senshu, Bishu Seto)

1934 · Color woodblock print

Paper: 40.1 × 26.4 cm (15 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Block: 36.3 × 23.9 cm (14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

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