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Gion bashi bridge, Asakusa
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Gion bashi bridge, Asakusa
	Series:	Selection of Scenic Views of Japan — 日本風景選集
	Date of first edition?:	1924
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Aiban
	Format (this edition):	Aiban
	DB artwork code:	32254
	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: Kawase- Gion bashi- 1.jpg is: Offered for sale is a wonderful, first edition Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Gionbashi Bridge, Asakusa, from the series Selection of Scenes of Japan, 1924. This design is illustrated at plate 113 of Kawase Hasui Mokuhangashu (Kawase Hasui Catalogue of Woodblock Prints), Narazaki, Muneshige, ed., (Tokyo: Kodansha & Mainichi Shinbun, 1979). It is part of a series of 36 aiban format prints that were published by Watanable Color Print Co. between 1922 and 1926 (Narazaki plates 82 -117). While this design bears a circular Watanabe seal in the lower right corner of the image, savvy Hasui collectors know that the post-earthquake designs from this series are an exception to the general rule of determining the state of post-earthquake/pre-war designs by the presence of a publisher's cartouche in the margin. This print is has wonderfully fresh colors and is in very good condition, with no condition issues to note, aside from some faint toning reverse and thinning on the top reverse corners. The image measures approximately 11 by 8 1/8 inches, plus margins.
	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。