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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Evening View of Cherry Blossoms at Tosho Shrine, Ueno, Tokyo |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1936 (circa) |
| 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): | Ko-tanzaku
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| Format (this edition): | Ko-tanzaku |
| DB artwork code: | 40994 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Evening View of Cherry Blossoms at Tosho Shrine, Ueno, Tokyo
Print Type: Original Woodblock Print
Edition No: First and only
Date: c.1936
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #401
Size: 12-3/4 x 3-3/4 " - Tanzaku format
Notes: "Hasui" seal in lower right corner. Narazaki notes: "The narrow vertical orientation of this commissioned work imparts a poetic charm… It was produced for the calendar of the Office of Electric Lights, the Electricity Power Bureau, Tokyo." SCARCE, AS MOST EXAMPLES WERE THROWN AWAY WITH THE CALENDARS. |
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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:
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Evening View of Cherry Blossoms at Tosho Shrine, Ueno, Tokyo
Print Type: Original Woodblock Print
Edition No: First and only
Date: c.1936
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #401
Size: 12-3/4 x 3-3/4 " - Tanzaku format
Price: Sold
Condition: Very fine. |
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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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