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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Evening at Miyajima |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 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: | 40988 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 27 October 2007
Guaranteed original Japanese woodblock print by the shin hanga school artist Kawase Hasui. Subject: Moonlit Night at Miyajima (Miyajima no Tsukiyo). Date: 1947. Publisher: Bears the round 6mm Watanabe seal indicating an early, original impression. Condition: Excellent color, impression, condition. Print measures 10" x 15.25". Print is in it's original Watanabe presentation mat. It is tipped to the mat along the left margin (towards center, corners are not attached). A great blue-toned (Azuri-e) design by the great artist. |
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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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