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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Iris Flowers |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1929/7 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1929 (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 31030 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Friday, 2 February 2007
Original Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui titled "Iris"
This rare and lovely woodblock print of flowers dates from 1929 and is one of 16 Hasui designs published by Kawaguchi and Sakai. It has a limited edition sticker (98/100) on the back of the print, which indicates that it is an original early edition print. This edition marking also bears Hasui's signature in Japanese and his red seal (see photo at the bottom of the listing).
This print is good to very good condition overall with strong, vibrant colors. There is light toning in the front margins while the back of the paper has some darker areas of toning & browning incurred during a previous framing. The print could likely be cleaned by a qualified paper conservator or it could be displayed as is. Please also note that the margins of the print have been slightly trimmed from their original size.
The size of the print is oban, approximately 10 x 15 inches.
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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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