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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Daybreak at Yamanaka — 山中湖の暁 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1931/8 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1930s (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: | 34562 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
木版画 川瀬巴水 山中湖の暁 昭和6年8月
Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Dawn at Lake Yamanaka
Date : 1931
Medium : woodblock
Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 252
Dimension : 14 x 9 1/2 inches
Comments : Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; Watanabe c-type seal |
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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, 1 March 2008
Title Dawn at Lake Yamanaka
provenance: Robert O. Muller estate
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal ('sui').
Dated 1931.
Publisher Watanabe.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent - very good … Early printing before W.W.II.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Excellent - very good … Slight toning. A drying hole on the left top corner.
Description "Yamanaka-ko no Akatsuki". Mt. Fuji in the colorful morning light seen from Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi prefecture. .
Note Watanabe copyright seal (1931 - 1941) on the right margin, "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate.
Width Item 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm
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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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