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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1936/4 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 36454 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches
DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
Date: 1931
Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249
Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
MEDIUM: woodblock |
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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:
Offered for sale is an original 20th century Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), titled Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge, 1936, from the series One Hundred Views of New Tokyo. It was published by The Watanabe Color Print Co. and bears a "C" type publisher's seal in the right margin. This image is illustrated at plate 386 of Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints by Brown and Watanabe.
The print is in very good condition, with no condition problems to note, aside from light toning. The colors are incredibly fresh and there are mica highlights in rain. The dimensions are approximately 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches, plus full margins.
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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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