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Night view of Benten Shrine Snow at Inokashira Park
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:	Night view of Benten Shrine Snow at Inokashira Park
	Series:	20 Views of Tokyo
	Date of first edition?:	1928
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	43180
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist: Kawase Hasui Title: Snow at Inokashira Title: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series: Date: 1928 Publisher: S. Watanabe Narazaki notes, "Hasui depicted the shrine from the front, the portrayal of an incessant powdery snowfall is both lonely and daunting. The composition is conceived at an oblique angle and as a vertical, large oban format. This approach is novel."
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Very fine impression, color & state, apart from small areas of professional restoration in margins only, not effecting the design. Narazaki notes, "Hasui depicted the shrine from the front, the portrayal of an incessant powdery snowfall is both lonely and daunting. The composition is conceived at an oblique angle and as a vertical, large oban format. This approach is novel." A SCARCE, EARLY HASUI PRINT.
	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。