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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Snow at Nezugongen Shrine — Nezu Gongen no Yuki |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1933 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 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: | 31929 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Snow at Nezu-Gongen Shrine
Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series:
Date: 1933
Publisher: S. Watanabe
The Nezu-Gongen Shrine in Tokyo has played an important role in the religious life of the city since the Tokugawa period (1600 - 1868). Even today it is the site for a vibrant "matsuri", or festival. |
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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:
Thursday, 29 December 2005
Nezu Gongen no Yuki- A wonderful snow scene at the Nezu Shrine with a mother and child on the grounds. The beautiful traditional architecture covered in a heavy snowfall sets the scene at this ancient temple- lovely.
Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Watanabe 6 mm seal. A lifetime impression printed between 1945 and 1957.
Image size- 9 ½” x 14 3/8” (oban)
Condition- A nice print with excellent original color and fine detail. Full margins, no holes, tears, damage, repairs. No backed. This print has a faint brown mark around the subject, from previous framing where the mat contacted the paper |
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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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