Original woodblock print - Paper - Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水 (1883-1957) - "Shiba Benten ike" 芝弁天池 (Shiba Benten Pond) - Japan - Showa period (1926 - 1989) The first edition of this design was published in 1929. The current print is not from the earliest, but still from an early edition, printed close to the 1950s. The measurements of the image itself (excluding the margins) are 23.8 x 36.5 cm. Publisher: Nakajima Shobisha Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was a Japanese artist. One of the most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga movement, Kawase Hasui is possibly the most renowned Japanese landscape artist of the 20th century. The print is in fair state. It has strongly discolored, as can be seen at the very edges of the image, where the original colors were retained much better. There are many spots visible in the margins, and on the back remnants of a previous mounting remain. Will be shipped with great care in sturdy packaging to prevent folding.