Antique Japanese woodblock print by Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) entitled Snow at Ginkakuji Temple. Snow falls quietly on a two story building. The rocks and trees around the pond are capped with snow and figures stroll by with umbrellas.
The artist, Hasui Kawase is considered one of the major landscape artists of Japan. He was born the son of a silk merchant and studied both Japanese and Western style painting. He showed at the Tatsumi Exhibition of Painting at the age of 19. He started woodblock printing later in 1919.
Watanabe Shozaburo 6mm publishers mark in the lower left hand corner.
Age: 1951
Dimensions: 15 1/2" high x 10 1/2" wide