Hasui - Moon Over Lakeside

Kawase Hasui

Moon Over Lakeside (Kohan no tsuki). A print that rarely comes up for sale. An idyllic scene of a house with lighted windows as seen from across the lake. In the background the mountains and the moon rising. A similar print of this scene (from the Nelkin Collection), sold for $6,000 at Heritage Auctions in 2025.

Kawase Hasui (May 18, 1883 – November 7, 1957) was a Japanese artist who was one of 20th century Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga (Western-style painting). Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting. (from Wikipedia).

Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Size: 13 x 8-3/4 inches (33.0 x 22.2 cm) 

Date : 1935

Condition: Good condition. Some minor paper discoloration due to exposure to the elements. Two pinholes at top left border. Marks on right border as shown. Tape residue on the back of the print. Not backed.

Genre: Shin Hanga

Medium: Woodblock Print