Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine- Mitsugiri
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Snow at Ueno Toshogu Shrine- Mitsugiri
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1929
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Sakai and Kawaguchi — 酒井川口
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	34025
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Date: (1929) Publisher (1st edition): Sakai and Kawaguchi Later editions: Kawaguchi Reference No: Hotei #183 Size: 15 -1/4 x 8 -1/2 " Notes: Hasui's collaboration with publishers other than Watanabe such as Sakai and Kawaguchi occurred from 1929 to 1932. It has often been speculated that the principal reason for Hasui's association with other publishers seem to have been economic. At this time, Hasui was building a new house in Magome and the extra expenses incurred him to look for additional income". - The New Wave; pg. 146
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: This is a beautiful original color woodblock print by noted Japanese printmaker Kawase Hasui. It is a Kawaguchi/Sakai-published print, rather than the more common Watanabe-published prints typically seen on ebay. From an image perspective, this is one of Hasui's strongest prints. It features virtually all of the elements of 20th century Japanese printmaking in one print: gofun snow, an umbrella, a red pagoda, stone lanterns. The print is signed lower left, and bears the publisher's seals appropriate to an early printing. Note the fan-shaped seal lower left. The print could stand to be cleaned, as there is some minor smudging in the margins, a tiny bit of foxing and some adhesive residue verso. That said, a simple cleaning should transform it into a truly exceptional example of Hasui's early work. It measures about 14 x 7 1/2 plus margins.
	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。