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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Snow at Miyajima — 雪の宮嶋 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1929/7 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1970s-2000 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Shobisha |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 30756 |
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Here is an interesting note from a Hasui collector about Sakai & Kawaguchi later editions from post-war recarved blocks:
As you will know, Hasui published 16 prints with the publisher Kawaguchi. Recent prints of some of these can still be ordered via the publisher Watanabe (Watanabe buys them from the successor of Kawaguchi ) I saw that these modern prints deviate in detail from the original prints. Watanabe told me in a mail that all the woodblocks at Kawaguchi have been destroyed at a certain moment (cause unknown) and that during the lifetime of Hasui new blocks were carved. Watanabe writes :
"HKS prints are made by the other publisher not by S. Watanabe.
In 1930’s, Mr. Sakai and Mr. Kawaguchi made 15 design by Kawase Hasui.
And these original woodblocks were lost. We don't know the reason at all.
After 1945, during Hasui's lifetime, new woodblocks were made for these designs again .
Hasui made block copies for them again. So I recognize them as the second original woodblocks. HKS prints I sell now are the late printings from second original woodblocks. And as they are made by the other publisher, they have no (Heisei) Watanabe seals.” |
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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:
Snowy Miyajima, 1929
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957)
Snowy Miyajima
The famous red torri at Miyajima in the water during a snowfall. The colors are brilliantly combined with the bright red torri standing in contrast to the shimmering blue water and white snow. Hasui’s design of the torri reflection in the water is a classic touch. This great print evokes the beauty of some of Japan’s famous sites and offers the viewer a sense of the awe inspiring places in Japan.
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 3/8” (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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