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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: | 30747 |
| 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:
Kawase Hasui
"Snow at Kansanomiya Shrine, Lake Tazawa"
Dated Showa 2 (1927)
Original atozuri wooblock print (later edition from original blocks) . Bearing the red Watanabe Heisei era seal in the margin. This indicates the print was created during the reign of the current Emperor Akihito, who ascended to the Throne in January 1989. Watanabe 7mm seal in the image at lower right margin.
Oban size print on thick, modern washi.
Image size: 36.1cm (W) x 23.5cm (H)
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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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