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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Beppu in the Morning, Oita — 別府乃朝 |
| Series: | Souvenirs of My Travels - 3rd series — 旅みやげ第三集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1928 |
| Date of this artwork?: | pre-war (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: | 31385 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Morning at Beppu - Souvenirs of Travel
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Biography Resume
Signature Hasui.
Seal Artist's seal (sui).
Dated 1928.
Description "Tabi Miyage, dai san shu; Beppu no Asa". From the Series "Souvenirs of Travel III", an early morning at Beppu in Ohita prefecture. Elegant view of the quiet harbor. The Venus is still seen next to the crescent moon but the horizon is already having a hint of the rising sun. Narazaki described that the dark undulating lines of the sea waves were typical of this region.
Note Watanabe copyright seal for 1929-1942.
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Item 15.0 inches = 38.0 cm |
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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 (1883-1957) titled "Beppu in the morning, Oita ". The print is dated Showa 3 (1928). Some prints by Hasui offered now on ebay are later editions of much less quality (sometimes from recarved blocks) This one is first prewar edition published by Watanabe in 1928, and bears the Watanabe “c” seal. The print is not trimmed or setdown. Great impression, excellent color and registration. Some soiling. Stained on right margin. Signed by artist Hasui, has seal “Sui” in the image and titled in kanji at the left margin. Oban size is 15 1/4" x 10 1/4".
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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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