Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1951 A large vertical watercolour painting, titled along the left margin Kisoji Suhara no ame (Rain in Suhara on the Kiso Road), depicting in the foreground a lone elderly woman, hunched beneath a large umbrella, heading home through the rain, walking past large disused timber-built inns lining the wide road, against the dramatic backdrop of Kiso Valley, dated and signed Showa nijurokunen shigatsu jugonichi (15 April, Showa 26 [1951]) Kawase Hasui along the bottom margin; signed Hasui, with a seal Hangado at the bottom right corner of the image. 56.5cm x 42.2cm (22¼in x 16 5/8in).