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Kawase Hasui

Shiba Great Gate (First State)

Shiba Great Gate (First State)

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Catalog ID: 000

Artist: Kawase Hasui
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title:
Edition: First State
Date: 1926
Publisher: Isetatsu Publishing Co.
Reference No.: Hotei #169
Size: 14 -3/4 x 10 -1/4 "
Condition: Mint, with superb colors

Notes:

A scarce first state, with the "association print collection" copyright in the lower margin. Between 1925 and 1927, Hasui made the decision to begin a brief partnership with the publisher Isetatsu (founded in 1864). Just five prints were completed during this period, with most designs sold in a limited supply.

The wooden Daimon gate seen here in 1926 was replaced with a reinforced-concrete gate in 1937, and still stands today. Most of Zojoji Temple was converted into a public park in the Meiji period, and today the gate stands above a busy street in Minato City.