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Snow at Koshigaya

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Snow at Koshigaya
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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Artist: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) 川瀬巴水
Title: Snow at Koshigaya
Series: 
Date of first edition?1935
Publisher (first edition)?Watanabe 渡辺
Publisher (this edition)?Watanabe 渡辺
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Oban
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 41241
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Saturday, 15 March 2008


Title Snow at Koshigaya
first edition printing
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal ('Sui').
Dated 1935.
Publisher Watanabe.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent - very good … First edition printing.
Colors Good.
Condition Very good … Paper toning. Toning lines slightly visible around the image edges.
Description A snow covered boat on the Motoarakawa River in Koshigaya, Saitama prefecture.
Note Watanabe copyright seal for 1931 - 1941.
Format Oban yoko-e
Width Item 15.2 inches = 38.5 cm
Height Item 10.2 inches = 26.0 cm
Width Image 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm
Height Image 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm

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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