Horai Rock in the Kiso River — 基礎川
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Castle Fine Arts  Specializing in fine 18th-20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints.

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Horai Rock in the Kiso River — 基礎川
	Series:	Souvenirs of My Travels - 3rd series — 旅みやげ第三集
	Date of first edition?:	1928
	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
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	40934
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: Horai Rock, Kiso River Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series Edition No: First Date: 1928 Publisher: S. Watanabe Reference No: Hotei #138 Size: 15-3/8 x 10-3/8 " Notes: The Kiso River flows through the Kiso mountain range from Nagano to Gifu Prefectures and through Mie Prefecture before emptying into Ise Bay.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Friday, 1 October 2010 Catalog ID 8163 Artist Kawase Hasui Title Horai Rock, Kiso River Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series Edition First Date 1928 Publisher S. Watanabe Reference No Hotei # 138 Size 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/4 " Condition Very fine, with rich, strong colors.
	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。