Evening Snow at Matsushima - Original Painting

Catalog ID: 11018

Artist: Kawase Hasui
Medium: Original Watercolor Painting on Paper
Series Title: Snow
Edition: Original Painting
Date: 1955
Publisher: The Artist
Reference No.: Uncatalogued Original Painting
Size: 15 x 21 "
Condition: Very fine

Notes:

A rare and superbly executed original watercolor by Hasui Kawase. Signed, titled and sealed in red square chop: 'Hasui'. Provenance: Acquired by Marie Richards, directly from the artist in 1955, Japan. This c.1950s watercolor painting exhibits a lifetime accumulation of artistic techniques, styles, and influences by one of modern Japan's most important and prolific artists.

For hundreds of years, Matsushima Bay has been celebrated as one of Japan's three most scenic views alongside Miyajima and Amanohashidate. The bay is surrounded by over 200 small islands covered by lush pine trees.