Unzen Peak (1926)

Beppu Spring (ca. 1939)

Cape Of Muroto

Kegon Waterfall (1927)

Towada Lake (1931)

Kiso River (1931)

Kamikochi Tableland (ca. 1938)

Karikatsu Valley

Original Print Folder

Each print is top edge mounted to a thick hand-made washi paper backing

Artist:	Hasui Kawase (川瀬巴水)		Sheet Size:	Postcard, sheet size 13.9 x 9.0cm
			Condition:	Overall very good condition. Some of the backing cards have minor marks, however, the prints are unaffected. Slight natural age toning. Full margins; Printed on mica-embedded washi paper; No tears, creases, folds, or stains. Original folder has some minor marks with some degradation of the title paper. See large images below.
Series Title:	The New Eight Best Scenery Of Japan (日本新八景)		Item Code:	Hasui-Scenery_of_Japan_Set-02
Date:	Circa late 1930s		Price:	Sold
Publisher:	Bijutsusha (美術社)		Detail Images:
Comments:	As all serious Hasui collectors will know, original pre-war oban-sized prints of this series from Hasui's collaboration with the publisher Bijutsusha are very rare items indeed and sell for close to $1000 when in fine condition. Even rarer still are the little-known postcard-sized prints from this same series -- until recently I had not seen even a single example over a period of many years. Thus, the acquisition of not only a complete set of eight prints, but also the original folder as issued by Bijutsusha is a very rare event. Each postcard-sized print shows fine woodblock carving detail and is fortunately still lightly tipped to its original hand-made washi backing containing the print title in English and Japanese. The publication of this series was supervised by Mr Nagazawa Kosuke of Bijutsusha. On each print: black Hasui signature, artist seal (rare yellow seal for Mount Unzen), and margin title in Japanese. This series has never been reprinted.