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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Central Market — 中央市場 |
| Series: | 100 Views of New Tokyo |
| Date of first edition?: | 1936/3 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1936 (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): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Aiban |
| DB artwork code: | 36464 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
川瀬巴水
木版画
中央市場
昭和十一年
渡邊木版画店
Rare. Probably only a single edition ever published.
Illustrated at plate 387 of Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints by Brown and Watanabe. |
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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 Central Market, 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.
The print is in very good condition, with no condition problems to note. 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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