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Sudden Rain at Shiobara Hataori — 塩原畑下の雨
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Sudden Rain at Shiobara Hataori — 塩原畑下の雨
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1955/3
	Date of this artwork?:	1955 (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):	Pillar/Kakemono
	Format (this edition):	Pillar/Kakemono
	DB artwork code:	36014
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist Hasui Title Sudden Rain at Hataori in Shiobara Date March 1955 Publisher Watanabe Edition 500 Format Nagaban (8 1/8" X 19 1/4") Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pl. 601, pg. 595 塩原畑下の雨　川瀬巴水 サイズ: 紙寸　縦49×幅20.5cm
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Sunday, 2 January 2011 Artist Hasui Title Sudden rain at Shiobara in Hataori Date March 1955 Publisher Watanabe Edition 162/500 Format Nagaban (8 1/8" X 19 1/4") Comment In an original folder with a title label in Japanese and English. Edition number and diamond shape Watanabe seal on the back of the print.
	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。