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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Kumamoto Castle in Samidare (Rain in May) |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1948 |
| Date of this artwork?: | >=1989 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30478 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Kumamoto Castle in Samidare (Rain in May), 1948
Kawase Hasui (1883 - 1957)
A beautiful spring rain scene by the ancient castle walls, a woman in traditional clothing carries an umbrella against the downpour. This a favorite Castle scene among collectors of shin-hanga prints.
Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Watanabe, 7mm seal, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 9 ½” x 14 3/8” (oban tate-e)
Condition- Excellent, no toning, tears, not mounted, full margins
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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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