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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Lingering Snow at Hikone Castle — 彦根城の残雪 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1934/2 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1934 (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 33855 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Kawase Hasui: "Lingering Snow at Hikone Castle" (1934)
Original First Edition woodblock print on fine washi.
Paper size: 39.0cm (H) x 25.7cm (W)
Image size: 36.2cm (H) x 23.8cm (W)
Titled and dated Showa 9 (1934) in Japanese in left margin.
Watanabe publisher's "D" seal (1931-1941) in right margin.
Hasui signature in black ink with red sui seal in lower right of image.
Excellent registration and impression with good bleedthrough of pigment to the verso. Superb baren work by the printer adding excellent texture to the image.
The print has been extremely well kept down the years. It has never been set down. Has full margins. No foxing or toning whatsoever. The print looks amazingly fresh. The only flaw is a tiny drying hole at the upper left corner.
A very fine, and rarely seen image.
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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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