Hasui 巴水: Rain at Shinobazu Pond (Sold)

Artist: Kawase Hasui 巴水 (1883-1957) Title: Rain at Shinobazu Pond Series: Twenty Views of Tokyo Date: 1929 Peaceful, pre-war view of the small, red temple dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten in Ueno Park. Our view is from the bank of Shinobazu Pond, with its  rainy-day-empty promenade and park benches, looking across towards the small island which holds the temple, and two women with colorful parasols on the low bridge. Although this shrine was destroyed during WWII and has since been rebuilt, this scene holds true even today, unlike most of these views of Tokyo from before the war. Although this work is completely unfaded, this seems to be the lighter version of this design. It is the opinion of this dealer that Watanabe probably requested the sky to be lightened to make the design somewhat more lighthearted and springlike. Condition: Excellent impression, color and condition. Dimensions: ôban (26 x 38.4 cm) Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo Literature: Hotei #162 (a?) Seal: With the Wata