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Ishizue in Niigata — 新潟礎町
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Ishizue in Niigata — 新潟礎町
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	Date of first edition?:	1934
	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):	Chuban
	Format (this edition):	Chuban
	DB artwork code:	42203
	Notes (first edition)?:	Title Ishizue in Niigata Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Seal Artist's seal ('Hasui'). Dated 1934. Publisher Watanabe. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Niigata prefecture. Note Often has "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Format Chuban Width Item 7.3 inches = 18.5 cm Height Item 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Title Ishizue in Niigata provenance: Robert O. Muller estate Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Seal Artist's seal ('Hasui'). Dated 1934. Publisher Watanabe. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good. Colors Excellent - very good. Condition Excellent - very good … A drying hole on the upper left margin. Description Quiet evening at Ishizue in Niigata prefecture. Note "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance : Robert O. Muller estate. Format Chuban Width Item 7.3 inches = 18.5 cm Height Item 10.4 inches = 26.5 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。