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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Mt. Fuji in Moonlight, Kawaibashi |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1947 |
| Date of this artwork?: | >=1989 (may not be accurate) |
| 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): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 32768 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
This print by Hasui is titled "Mt. Fuji in the Moonlight, Kawaibashi" ("Tsukiyo no Fuji, Kawabashi"), and was originally carved and printed in 1947. This is a later edition, printed directly off of Hasui's original blocks. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading; woodgrain visible in sky. Print is in excellent condition. This fine Hasui print is one of five images recently re-issued by Watanabe Publisher. To learn more about this second set (mid-June 2002) of newly re-issued Hasui prints by Watanabe Publisher, follow this link to read an article that is titled " June 2002 - Five Additional Hasui Prints Re-issued by Watanabe."
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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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