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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Rain at Omiya |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30729 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Rainy Omiya, 1930
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957)
Rainy Omiya
Rain falls over the quiet night scene, two light glowing from the cottage windows in a classic Hasui touch. This evocative, peaceful view is a collector’s favorite. The wonderful atmospheric night scenes are among Hasui’s best work.
Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Kawaguchi, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 9 3/8” x 14 1/4” (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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