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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Snow at Ueno, Kiyomizudo |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1929/7 |
| Date of this artwork?: | >1960s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Shobisha |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30377 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Kiyomizu-do in the Snow
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature Hasui
Seal sui
Dated 1929
Period Shin hanga
Publisher: Sakai and Kawaguchi (first edition of 100 prints), Kawaguchi (later 1930s edition of 350? Prints), Shobisha (>1950s editions).
Description Kiyomizu-do at Ueno on a snowy day.
Width 11.0 inches = 28.0 cm
Height 16.1 inches = 41.0 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:
This is a 9 1/4" x 14 1/4" woodblock print on paper by the Japanese painter and printmaker Kawase Hasui, 1883 - 1957. This image is 'Snow at Ueno Kiyomizuda' (originally published by Kanaguichi & Sakai 1929). Unframed. Fine condition.
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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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