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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Clouds Aglow with the Setting Sun — 夕陽」の雲 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1935 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Aiban |
| DB artwork code: | 41019 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Clouds in Sunset Glo
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal ('sui').
Dated 1935.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Description "Sekiyo no Kumo". Clouds aglow with the setting sun.
Note Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate.
Width Item 8.5 inches = 21.5 cm
Height Item 12.8 inches = 32.5 cm
Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pg. 474, Pl. 360. |
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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, 13 November 2007
KAWASE HASUI
Sekiyo no kumo
Clouds Aglow with the Setting Sun
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Date: 1935, published by Watanabe, "Made in Japan" stamped in the lower margin on the verso
Size: aiban, 8.675" X 12.675" overall
Condition: VG, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed
Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration
Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso
Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, illustrated on page 474 of Volume 1
Provenance: From the Robert O. Muller estate (see below for more information)
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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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