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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Evening at Ushibori - Twilight at Ushibori — 牛堀の夕暮 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930 |
| Date of this artwork?: | >1960 (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: | 30491 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Hasui
Title: Dusk at Ushibori
Date Of Work: 1930
Publisher: Kawaguchi - Sakai
Dimensions: 17.25 x 11.75 inches
Notes: The first edition was a numbered edition of 350 prints. There are also later editions by Shobisha. |
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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:
Kawase- Twilight at Ushibori.jpg is:
Twilight at Ushibori, 1930
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957)
Twilight at Ushibori
The setting sun over the marshes at Ushibori. This mid summer’s scene shows a sailboat floating in the still water under the vibrant twilit sky. Hasui uses beautiful rich colors, predominately blues, greens and yellow. This beautiful print is a favorite Hasui summer image, a wonderful design that evokes a quiet, still atmosphere.
Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Kawaguchi, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 10 5/8” x 15” (large 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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