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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Tsuta Hotspring, Mutsu Province |
| Series: | Souvenirs of My Travels - 1st series — 旅みやげ第一集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1919 |
| 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: | 41964 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist Kawase Hasui Title Tsuta Spa, Mutsu Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Souvenirs of Travel, First
Edition First, and only Date Summer, 1919 Publisher S. Watanabe Reference No Hotei # 12 Size 15 -1/5 x 10 -1/2
Notes: Hasui's notes state: "Tsuta spa is situated in a secluded area deep in the mountains, far from any village. I has only one inn. I felt an unbearable loneliness in this solitary house during a gentle evening shower, so I went out. As I was thinking, 'Tomorrow, I will travel about four ri (16 km) to Towada, I wonder if the rain will stop', I looked over my shoulder towards the inn. I saw the faint lights of the dark and isolated building which was backed by a group of cedars, their forms blurred by the rain."
A SCARCE, PRE-EARTHQUAKE PRINT. |
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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:
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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