Kawase Hasui — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works985

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Moon Over Itako, 1936

Acquired 2025

Woodblock print in colors on kōzo paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Road to Nikko (Nikko gaido), 1930

Acquired 2013

Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Shinobazu Pond at Night (Yoru no chihan [Shinobazu no ike]), 1932

Acquired 2013

Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]), 1932

Acquired 2013

Color woodblock print; oban

Art Institute of Chicago

Dawn over Lake Shoji, 1935

Acquired 2013

Color woodblock print; shikishiban

Art Institute of Chicago

Distant Clouds over the Sea (Kaijo un'en), 1935

Acquired 2013

Color woodblock print; oban

Lowe Art Museum

Untitled, 1942

Acquired 2010

woodcut

LACMA

The Temple Yamanodera, Sendai, 1933

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Evening at Kiyosumi Garden, 1938

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

The Temple Kenchōji, Kamakura, 1933

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Spring Evening at Inokashira Park, 1931

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

The Nikkō Highway, 1930

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Evening Snowfall in Ishinomaki, 1935

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Shinkawa Riverside, Handa, Bishū, 1935

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Snow at Sekiguchi, 1932

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Toyohama, Sanshū, 1936

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Lake Kawaguchi, 1932

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

A Water Trough; A Scene in Sado, 1921

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Winter Moon over Toyama Plain, 1931

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Snow at Itsukushima, 1932

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Bridge at Sunset, 1930

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print (koban size)

LACMA

The River Arakawa, Snow, 1930

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print (koban size)

LACMA

Akabane, Moon on the River Arakawa, 1929

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Moon over Izura, 1952

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

LACMA

Snow at Koshigaya, 1935

Acquired 2003

Color woodblock print

Previous Sales

Auktionshuset Thörner & Ek

"Yuki no Mukojima (Snow at Mukojima)". Träsnitt, signerad.

SEK 13,550 ($1k USD)

Mar 2026

Christie's

Tosa Murotozaki (Muroto Promonotory, Tosa Province), n.d. Okayamajo no asa (Morning at Okayama Castle), 1955

$2,280

Sep 2006

Christie's

Hiraizumi Chusonji Konjikido (Golden Hall of Chusonji temple, Hiraizumi), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1935.10

$2,160

Sep 2006

Christie's

Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki (Evening moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1933.3 Tsutanuma no asa (Morning at Tsuta Marsh), from the same series, 1933 Shuzenji no ame (Rain at Shuzenji), 1933

$2,868

Sep 2004

Christie's

Magome no tsuki (Moon at Magome), from the series Tokyo nijukkei (Twenty views of Tokyo), 1930 Minobusan Kuonji (Kuonji Temple, Mount Minobu), 1930.9

$1,912

Sep 2004

Christie's

Mito Ono (Ono, Mito), 1949 Boshu Mera (Mera, Awa Province), 1949

$1,673

Sep 2004

Christie's

Azumakyo (Azuma Gorge), 1947 Tochigiken Kawanishi-cho (Kawanishi, Tochigi Prefecture), 1947

$1,314

Sep 2004

Christie's

Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa no shita) (Autumn in Shiobara [Below the Tengu rock]), 1950 Mirozu (Wakayama ken) (Mirozu, Wakayama Prefecture), 1950

$1,195

Sep 2004

Christie's

Sanshu Toyohama (Toyohama, Sanuki Province), from the series Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan II: Kansai), 1936.3 Hiraizumi Takkoku [no] iwaya (Takkoku Cave, Hiraizumi), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1936.1

$1,195

Sep 2004

Christie's

Atami no yoru (Abe ryokan yori) (Evening in Atami, from Abe Inn), 1947 Koinobori ( Kagawa ken Toyohama ) (Carp banner, Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture), 1948

$1,075

Sep 2004

Christie's

Tsuki no Matsushima (Matsushima in moonlight), 1919

$5,377

Sep 2003

Christie's

Yamanakako (Lake Yamanaka), 1936.11 Itako no tsuki (Moon over Itako), 1936.12 Hirakata Higashi-cho (Higashi, Hirakata), 1945 Daigo no haru (Kyoto) (Spring in Daigo [Kyoto]), 1950 Daigo Denpoin (Kyoto) (Daigo Denpo Temple [Kyoto]), 1950 Wakaura Kankaikaku (Kankai Pavilion, Wakaura), 1950 Chiba ken Onjuku (Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture), 1950

$4,182

Sep 2003

Christie's

Ueno Toshogu (Toshogu Shrine, Ueno), 1929.7

$3,824

Sep 2003

Christie's

Shiba Zojoji (Zojo Temple, Shiba), from the series Tokyo nijukkei (Twenty views of Tokyo), block dated 1925, 1930s seal Bushu Nenoyama (Nenoyama, Musashi Province), 1941 Tochigiken Kawanishi-cho (Kawanishi, Tochigi Prefecture), 1947 Iyo Baishinji no hama (Baishinji Beach, Iyo Province), 1950

$3,585

Sep 2003

Christie's

Sampoji ike (Shakujii) (Sampoji Pond [Shakujii]), 1930.10 Nikko kaido (The Nikko highway), 1930 Kyoto Chion'in (Chion'in Temple, Kyoto), from the series Nihon fukei shu Kansai hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Kansai), 1933.8 Hokkaido Toyako (Lake Toya, Hokkaido), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1933.11 Byodoin no yu (Evening at Byodoin Temple), 1950

$3,346

Sep 2003

Christie's

Nezu-gongen no yuki (Snow at Nezu-Gongen Shrine), 1933 Hachinohe-Same , 1933.1 Towadako Senjomaku (Senjo cliff, Lake Towada), both from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1933.1 Osaka Dotonbori no asa (Morning at Dotonbori, Osaka), 1933.4 Sanuki kaigan Teranohama (Teranohama, Sanuki coast), both from the series Nihon fukei shu Kansai hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Kansai), 1934.5

$3,107

Sep 2003

Christie's

Haru (Spring), [1934-41] Enshu Arai-cho (Arai-cho, Totomi Province), from the series Tokaido fukei senshu (Selected Tokaido landscapes), 1931.8 Tsuchiura no asa (Morning in Tsuchiura), 1931.9 Towada Nenokuchi (Nenokuchi, Towada), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1933.7 Nara no ame (Kofukuji no to) (Rain in Nara [The pagoda of Kofuku Temple]), 1951

$2,868

Sep 2003

Christie's

Koinobori (Kagawa ken Toyohama) (Carp banner [Toyohama, Kagawa Prefecture]), 1948 Yoshinogawa Yanagi no watashi (Yanagi Ferry, Yoshino River), 1950 Shiobara no aki (Tenguiwa no shita) (Autumn in Shiobara [Below the Tengu rock]), 1950 Urabandai , 1950 Hoodo no bosetsu (Evening snow at the Phoenix Hall [Byodoin Temple]), 1951

$2,629

Sep 2003

Christie's

Mito Nagahama (Nagahama, Mito), 1937.4 Shimoda Kakizaki Bentendo (Kakizaki Benten Shrine, Shimoda), 1937.6 Shimabara Kujukushima (Kujukushima, Shimabara), 1937.8 Kagawa ken Wadahama (Wadahama, Kagawa Prefecture), 1954

$2,390

Sep 2003

Christie's

Itsukushima no yuki (Snow at Itsukushima), 1932.12 Kameido no fuji (Wisteria at Kameido), 1933.5 Kintaibashi no haru (Spring at Kintai Bridge), 1937.10 Saitama ken Onohara (Onohara, Saitama Prefecture), 1946 Boshu Mera (Mera, Suo Province), 1949 Yoshino Zaodo (Zao Hall, Yoshino), 1950

$2,390

Sep 2003

Christie's

Nikko Senjogahara (Senjogahara, Nikko), 1937.8 Kumamoto Kasugacho (Kasuga, Kumamoto), 1937.8 Kiri no Miyajima (Miyajima in mist), 1947 Ako Niihama Shofukuji (Shofuku Temple, Niihama, Ako), 1950

$2,270

Sep 2003

Christie's

Matsushima Zaimokuto (Zaimoku island, Matsushima), from the series Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen (Collection of scenic views of Japan: Eastern Japan), 1933.5 Chuzenji Utagahama (Chuzen Temple, Utagahama), 1931 Byodoin no yu (Evening at Byodoin Temple), 1950 Kabukiza (The Kabuki theater), 1951 Otemon haru no yugure (Spring evening, Ote Gate), 1952

$2,031

Sep 2003

Christie's

Amakusa yori mitaru Unzen (View of Mount Unzen from Amakusa), 1937.10 Tsuki no Kiyosumien (Moon over Kiyosumi Garden), 1938.1 Kikoji--Nara ken (Kiko Temple, Nara Prefecture), 1950 Nikko shinkyo (Sacred bridge, Nikko), 1953.12

$1,792

Sep 2003

Christie's

Onomichi Senkoji no saka (A slope in Senkoji in Onomichi), from the series Nihon fukei senshu (Selected Japanese landscapes)

$3,346

Sep 2002

Christie's

Chosen Chiizan Sen'onji (Sen'onji Temple, Mount Chii, Korea), from the series Chosen fukei sen (Selected Korean landscapes) Chosen Kaijo (Kaesong, Korea), from the series Chosen fukei sen (Selected Korean landscapes)

$2,629

Sep 2002

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Moon Over Itako

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.339 · Woodblock print in colors on kōzo paper

Museum purchase funded by Sharon Chu and Norman Kreutter

Boy with Pull-toy from the series Imperial Palace Dolls

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession M.2023.209.18 · Color woodblock print

Gift of Ambassador Nicole Avant and Ted Sarandos

Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition: Zensetsū Temple, Sanshū (Nihon fūkei shū II, Kansai hen: Sanshū Zensetsūji)

Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 2016.73 · color woodcut

Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust

The Road to Nikko (Nikko gaido)

Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.119 · Color woodblock print; oban