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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Dusk at Asao — 麻生の夕 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1931/12 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1931 (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 41218 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Dusk at Aso
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal ('sui').
Dated 1936.
Publisher Watanabe.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Description "Aso no Yuu". Dusk at Aso in Ibaraki prefecture.
Width Item 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Height Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm
Width Image 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm
Height Image 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm
Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pg. 493, Pl. 399. |
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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:
Title Dusk at Aso
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal ('sui').
Dated 1931.
Publisher Watanabe.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent - very good … Early printing before W.W.II.
Colors Excellent - very good.
Condition Excellent - very good … Slight toning.
Description "Aso no Yuu". Dusk at Aso in Ibaraki prefecture.
Note Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. "Made in Japan" stamped on the back. Watanabe Copyright Seal (1931- 41).
Width Item 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm
Height Item 15.4 inches = 39.0 cm
Width Image 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm
Height Image 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm |
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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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