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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Kansa Temple at Lake Tazawa (Kansagu) — 田沢湖漢搓宮 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1927 |
| 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: | 30744 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Tazawako Kansanomiya (Kansa Temple at Lake Tazawa) by Kawase Hasui. Genuine woodblock print dated Showa 2 (1927).
Oban size measures 10.4 x 15.7 inches.
Hasui characters and seal in lower right of image.
One of Hasui's best snow scenes. |
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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:
A Small Shrine in Snow, Tazawa Lake, 1927
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957)
A Small Shrine in Snow, Tazawa Lake
This beautiful Hasui snow scene of the small shrine at Tazawa Lake is a wonderful snow image. It’s easy to get lost in this serene view of a desolate snowy afternoon. The printer has added a light mica to the ink giving the whole scene a shimmering glow- wonderful effect.
Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Watanabe, 7mm seal, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 14 1/4” x 9 1/4” (oban yoko-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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