KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1935Anoban tate-e print, the titleKennan sanso fukei and the design number of the seriesRoku (Six) embossed along the bottom margin, from the seriesMoto-Hakone Kennan sanso fukei shu (Collection of Views of Moto-Hakone Kennan Mountain Villa), depicting the evening rain at a lakeside teahouse, published by Watanabe Shozaburo, with a roundWatanabe seal at bottom left corner, datedShowa junen natsu (Summer, Showa 10 [1935]); signedHasui withKawase seal.39.7cm x 26.7cm (15 5/8in x 10½in).Artist or Maker: Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957)Provenance: The series title has been incorrectly read in the past asMoto-Hakone Minami sanso fukei shu or 'Collection of Views of the Moto-Hakone Minami Mountain Villa', an error transmitted in prior sales of this set outside Japan. There are no English titles on the mounts, indicating that it was intended for a domestic audience rather than for sale to Western tourists. See Kendall H. Brown and Amy Reigle Newland,Kawase Hasui: Theplete Woodblock Prints,Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, 2003, p.105.The Kennan Villa was built in 1911 for Baron Iwasaki Koyata, nephew of Mitsubiany founder Iwasaki Yataro (1835-1885). The villa was given the nameKennan sanso by the famous linguist Morohashi Tetsuji (1883-1982). In 1935, Iwasaki privatelymissioned Hasui to design this set of six prints. This print along with the succeeding five lots (390 to 394) were published by Watanabe Shozaburo in 1935.