Shirasagi (Heron Castle) - Himeji Castle — 白鷺城
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Shirasagi (Heron Castle) - Himeji Castle — 白鷺城
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1948
	Date of this artwork?:	<=1957 (may not be accurate)
	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
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	43345
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 Title Shirasagi Castle Date 1948 Medium woodblock 39.6x26.5cm.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: This is a nice Kawase Hasui print of Himeji castle. it was once framed . print looks to have been trimmed, back side has brown toning and masking tape along the top and bottem edge. Image is very nice and will frame up quite nicely again. size: 15" ht x 10 1/8"w
	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。