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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Bishu Seto Kilns — 瀬戸 |
| Series: | Selected Views of the Tokaido — 東海道風景選集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1934 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 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: | 37308 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Friday, 4 February 2005
Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Series: Selection of views of the Tokaido (Tokaido Fukei Senshu, Bishu Seto)
Subject: Seto, Bishu
Date: 1934
Publisher: Watanabe (print bears Watanabe "d" seal indicating an early impression)
Size: oban design measures 10.25" x 15.25".
Condition: Excellent color & impression. Staining in margin (mostly towards bottom and bottom right) and verso. Image is clean.
NOTE: An original impression. Not a later, posthumous edition. Print will look terrific matted and/or framed
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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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