KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1933Anoban tate-e print, titledKyoto, Kiyomizudera (Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto) along the bottom margin from the seriesNihon fukei shu II Kansai hen (Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition), depicting a tranquil moonlit scene, showing a man with his back to the viewer, leaning against the wooden balustrade on the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple, admiring the town illuminated by lights shining from the multitude of windows below, datedShowa hachinen, juichi gatsu saku (Work of November Showa 8 [1933]), published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with aHanken shoyu fukyo mosha Watanabe Shozaburo seal along the lower right margin; signedHasui withKawase seal.38.7cm x 26cm (15¼in x 10¼in).Artist or Maker: Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957)