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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Lake Towada, Koboshigasaki — 十和田湖 光ぼしヶ崎 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1930-1950 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Postcard
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| Format (this edition): | Postcard |
| DB artwork code: | 34917 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| Not sure of the exact title: Koboshigasaki? Mitsugasaki? Koseigasaki? |
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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:
I aquired it with other Japanese items at an estate sale.
The estate belonged to an old couple who spent many years in Japan before World World II.
It has the Kawase Hasui seal, is called a postcard print.
The woodblock printed area measures 3 3/4" by 5 3/4".
It is in fair condition, soft coverage of color, faint creases on 2 corners.
There is a stamped green mark on the back:
PRINTED BY S. WATANABE TOKYO |
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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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