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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Rain at Katsuga Shrine- Kasuga |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| 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: | 32398 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title: Kasuga Shrine in Nara
Artist: Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Description
From the series, "Nihon Fukei Shu II, Kansai Hen" (Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition). A rainy day at Kasuga Shrine in Nara.
Signature: Hasui.
Seal: Artist's seal (sui).
Dated: 1933.
Publisher: Watanabe.
Medium: Woodblock print.
Width Item: 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Item: 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm
Literature: Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - pg.450, Pl.317 |
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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:
Saturday, 14 January 2006
"Kasuga Shrine, Nara" by Kawase Hasui. This is an original, early edition Japanese woodblock print made in 1933, published by Watanabe Shozaburo. There is a Watanabe C seal in the lower right margin, which is the earliest publisher's seal for this particular design. The Watanabe C seal was used from 1929 to 1942.
This print is in very good overall condition. The colors are slightly different from the print pictured in the 2005 Hasui catalogue raisonne. This print has more of an orange tone to the temple buildings, which may indicate slight fading of the reds or simply a color variation. The remaining colors are still strong. There is some very light toning in the upper margin and on the back. The print is unmounted and has full margins. The size of the print is oban, about 10 x 15 inches plus margins. |
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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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