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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Night view of Benten Shrine Snow at Inokashira Park |
| Series: | 20 Views of Tokyo |
| Date of first edition?: | 1928 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 38474 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Snow at Inokashira
Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series:
Date: 1928
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Narazaki notes, "Hasui depicted the shrine from the front, the portrayal of an incessant powdery snowfall is both lonely and daunting. The composition is conceived at an oblique angle and as a vertical, large oban format. This approach is novel." |
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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:
Monday, 3 October 2005
Artist Hasui
Title Night view of Benten Shrine
Snow at Inokashira Park
Series 20 Views of Tokyo
Signed Hasui
Date 1928
Publisher Watanabe
Format Double oban (15 1/4" X 20 1/2")
Impression Fine
Condition Excellent color
Illustrated Watanabe #252
Comment This is a rare double size design. |
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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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