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| 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
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| Format (this edition): | Aiban |
| DB artwork code: | 32256 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
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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:
Gion Bashi. Amakusa in Kumamoto Prefecture(Kyoto)
Artist: Hasui
Format: Aiban tate-e: 12" x 8.75"
Subject: From the early series 'A collection of scenes of Japan'. A woman walking down to the Kamogawa River to wash a bunch of Daikon.
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Date: Taisho 13, 1924
Condition: Fine colors. Full size. Signs of a previous matting at top edge on verso. Fine state of preservation.
Impression: Fine impression with gauffrage.
Other Notes: This design (like othe early Hasui aiban sized prints) seems to occur in contemporary original editions with or without the circular 'A' seal of Watanabe Shozaburo. |
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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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