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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Autumn Garden |
| Series: | Mitsubishi Villa at Fukugawa |
| Date of first edition?: | 1920 |
| 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: | 39732 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 SIZE: 9 3/8 x 14 1/4 inches DESCRIPTION: Title: The Garden in Autumn
Series: Views of the Mitsubishi Villa in Fukagawa
Date: 1920
Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 47
Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; design depicts the Iwasaki family's Kiyosumi detached villa and garden at Fukagawa in eastern Tokyo; commissioned by the Mitsubishi Company as gifts for their clients; rare pre-earthquake design
MEDIUM: woodblock |
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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:
Sunday, 17 September 2006
Hasui pl. 47, Autumn Garden, 9 1/4" x 14 1/4" Condition: Light toning on reverse |
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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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