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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | An Avenue at Nikko - Nikko Kaido |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930 |
| 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: | 30695 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Road to Nikko
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature Hasui
Seal sui
Dated 1930
Publisher Watanabe
Technique/Medium Woodblock print .
Description "Nikko Kaido" A road through a deep forest leading to Nikko.
Format Oban tate-e
Width 9.8 inches = 25.0 cm
Height 15.0 inches = 38.0 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:
One Japanese woodblock print of Kawase Hasui. "An avenue at Nikko", a road to the famous shrine at Nikko. Dated the 5th year of Showa (1930). Print has Watanabe seal C on the right margin indicates early edition. Print is not set down and not backed. Condition: toned, some brown spot stains on the reverse. Size: 10"x15". Good impression and color.
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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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