Shikishiwagarawa, Maebashi — 前橋 敷島河原
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Shikishiwagarawa, Maebashi — 前橋 敷島河原
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1942
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	39063
	Notes (first edition)?:	Rare.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Thursday, 16 March 2006 Hasui Kawase Japanese artist, 1883-1957. Hasui Kawase is one the great masters of the Shin Hanga movement. Shortly before his death, his art work was declared a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government. This is a vintage and original old color woodblock print. “Shikishiwagarawa, Maebashi”. A beautiful landscape with mountains at sunset. 1942 (lifetime edition). Has Japanese writing in the image and in the left margin. Has “Made In Japan” stamped on the verso. Image measures 9 5/8 x 14 3/8 inches. Page measures 10 ¼ x 15 3/8 inches. Unframed. Other than one crease in the upper right corner, excellent condition. Crisp lines, great color, highly detailed carving. Rare. Comes from a private estate.
	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。