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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Zojoji Temple in Snow |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1929 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30323 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
川瀬巴水木版画 雪の増上寺 昭和四年 限定 100 と 350 酒井川口合版
Title Zojoji Temple in Snow
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature "Hasui". Seal Artist's seal ("Sui"). Dated 1929. Publisher Sakai-Kawaguchi. Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Edition Sizes: 100, 350, and open
Description A snowy night at Zojo-ji Temple. Note Carver Maeda, printer Komatsu. Sometimes has a "Made in Japan" stamp on the verso.
Format Oban yoko-e Width Item 17.3 inches = 44.0 cm Height Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Width Image 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm Height Image 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Title Zojoji Temple in Snow rare - first & llimited edition - provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Signature "Hasui". Seal Artist's seal ("Sui"). Dated 1929. Publisher Sakai-Kawaguchi. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Excellent … First edition printing. Colors Excellent. Condition Very good … Slight toning. Stains on the upper margin. Margins slightly creased. Red seal on the back slightly visible from the front on the lower left. Edition Size 100 Numbered 35 / 100 Description A snowy night at Zojo-ji Temple. (To see the backside of this print, please click on the image to the last enlargement.). Note Carver Maeda, printer Komatsu. "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Edition number in Japanese pasted on the back. Format Oban yoko-e Width Item 17.3 inches = 44.0 cm Height Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm Width Image 14.4 inches = 36.5 cm Height Image 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm |
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| Artist Bio: |
川瀬 巴水。1883年(明治16年)5月18日 - 1957年(昭和32年)11月7 日)。大正・昭和期の浮世絵師、版画家。1918年 (大正7年)、風景画家として世に出る。以後、数多くの木版画を発表。 衰退した日本の浮世絵版画を復興すべく吉田博らとともに新しい浮世絵版画の叙情的世界に、自然に肉薄する近代人の視点を導入することにより、独自の世界を展開した。享年74歳。 |
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