A Yangban- Korean Official
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Castle Fine Arts  Specializing in fine 18th-20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints.

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	A Yangban- Korean Official
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1935
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Shiota Takezo (1930s)
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Shiota Takezo (1930s)
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	41702
	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, 29 November 2008 Catalog ID: 7555 Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: A Yangban (Korean Official) Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Edition No: First and only Date: 1935 Publisher: Shiota Takezo Reference No: Hotei #357 Size: 17 x 12 " Large Oban Format Condition: Very fine. Notes: Strong baren swirls on the background and fine, cross-hatched, blind-stamped embossing on the gentleman's white robe. Specially commissioned by Shiota Takezo in San Francisco. It would seem as if few examples of this design were produced, as it is seldom seen and is scarce. "Yangban", literally, ''Two Orders'', were an elite class of civil and military government officials in Korea, principally during the Choson period (1392-1910)
	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。