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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Mt Unzen in Hizen Province — 雲仙岳 |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Bijutsusha — 美術社 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Bijutsusha — 美術社 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30688 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Monday, 24 July 2006
You are bidding on a very beautiful and rare Japanese woodblock print signed by the famous Shin-Hanga woodblock print artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) and made in the Showa Era in EXCELLENT CONDITION. The artist’s signature and his chop mark are at the lower right corner of the print. Four borders are intact. The title of this woodblock print is in the lower right border. The size of this woodblock print is 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. The colors, which are vivid and vibrant, are in layers. This woodblock print is not attached to any backing paper or cardboard and strong ink bleeding through can be seen at the back of the print’s Japanese mulberry Washi paper. All four borders are intact. |
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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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