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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Nishimigawa Hill on Sado Island |
| Series: | Souvenirs of My Travels - 2nd series — 旅みやげ第二集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1921 |
| 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): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 39574 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Nishimikawazaka, Sado
Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series: Souviners of Travel, Second Series
Date: 1921, Pre-earthquake
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Size 10 -1/4 x 15- 1/4 "
Reference No Hotei # 79
Narazaki states that "Hasui has gone to great pains to design snow scenes, and his skill is demonstrated in this majestic landscape in which the snowflakes are in harmony with the indigo blue of the sea and the grey forms of the land"
Sado Island is in Niigata Prefecture. |
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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:
Tuesday, 8 August 2006
This is beautiful Japanese wood block print by Hawase Hasui 1883-1957. Souvenirs of travels second series nishimigawa hill on sado island. (tabimiyage no 2 sado nishimigawazaka) singned Hasui with red diamond shaped artist's seal published by watanabe in Decenber 1921. Size 15.3/16 X 10.2/8 39cm X 26 cm. Condition top edge had laid docunto mat (glued on mat look at my photo) also old collecter red stamp to the left. Remnants of two hinges on top verso edge(look at my photo) otherwise very good color and impression.
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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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