KAWASE HASUI: A COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT OF MATSUSHIMA FUTAGOJIMA By Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), signed Hasui and sealed Kawase Japan, c. 1946 Titled Matsushima Futagojima (Futago Island in Matsushima), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), and published by Watanabe Shozaburo. SIZE 36 x 23.8 cm (image) and 48 x 33 cm (incl. mat) Condition: Excellent condition with fresh colors and very good impression. Provenance: Swedish private collection. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related but earlier print of the same subject by the same artist at Bonhams, Fine Japanese and Korean Art, 11 September 2019, New York, lot 828 (sold for USD 3,060). Compare also a related print of a different subject by the same artist and from the same period at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 289 (sold for EUR 3,172).