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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Ikegami Honmonji (Honmonji Temple in Snow) — 池上本門寺 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1931 |
| 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: | 32830 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY KAWASE HASUI. "The Temple at Ikegami in Tokyo" is a beautifully subtle color woodblock print of figures approaching the sacred place on a snowy evening. This print is by Kawase Hasui, a Japanese artist born 1883, died 1957. The image measures 14-3/8" x 9-1/2", on a sheet 15-3/8" x 10-3/8". It is matted with 2ply acid free board. Hasui's Japanese signature appears in the lower right. Watanabe publisher seal on the lower left. The title and "by Hasui" is written in English on the lower edge of the back of the print. It's in good condition, except for two small holes in the left margin.
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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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