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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Evening at Byodoin Temple — 平等院乃夕 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1950 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 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: | 43468 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957)
Title: "Dusk at Byodoin Temple"
("Byodo-in no Yu")
MEDIUM: woodblock
Date: 1950 (First Edition)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Image Size: 9 1/2 x 14 3/8
Reference/Illus: Narazaki #529; Hotei #556.
Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; round 6 mm seal; first state post-war printing. Signed and titled by artist at bottom right. Sometimes hand-signed in the right margin in sumi ink. |
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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:
Artist Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957)
Title "Dusk at Byodoin Temple"
("Byodo-in no Yu")
Date 1950 (First Edition)
Provenance Private placement. Consigned by family of Air Force serviceman John Kinney stationed in Tokyo 1946-57.
Series na
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Black "6-mm seal" lower/left corner (appropriate "First Edition" seal). Personally "brush-signed" (right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist.
Image Size 9 1/2 x 14 3/8
Impression Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage"
(embossing) to building, rocks, and reflection; astonishingly life-like reflections; crisp key-lines, highly detailed carving.
Condition Excellent. Excellent colors.
Very clean front and verso.
Comments Gorgeous reflected temple scene--wonderful colors.
Personally "brush-signed"
(right margin) "Kawase Hasui" by artist on May 10, 1953--a very RARE plus.
"First Edition" printing. |
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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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