Okada, Oshima
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Okada, Oshima
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	Not set
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Koban
	Format (this edition):	Koban
	DB artwork code:	31495
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Wednesday, 4 October 2006 Japanese woodblock print postcard Dusk by Hasui. Single-owner sale, from the same G.I.’s estate as last week, an impressive collection of Watanabe tourist prints. Stored in his trunk in their original tissue wrapping, they are all pre-war, guaranteed, and in fresh, uncreased condition. Okada in Oshima (Ōshima Okada) (Hasui book, Hp-66, Vol 1, p. 145). Very good impression, fine color, top 1/8” of top margin faintly creased, a diagonal crease bottom L corner tip (soiled), another faint diagonal crease just to the outside of the seal, faint blue transfer stain on house in R foreground. 5 1/4” x 7 3/4”. Published by Watanabe in the 1930s, sealed Hasui.
	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。