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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Great Gate at Shiba — 芝大門 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1926 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1980s-2000s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Isetatsu |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Shobisha |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Aiban |
| DB artwork code: | 43568 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
KAWASE HASUI
Great Gate at Shiba (Shiba daimon)
Date: originally published 1926 by Isetatsu;
Size: approx. 10.6" x 14.5" overall; 8.75" x 13" image.
Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, see page 369, illustrations 169
One of only five Hasui compositions originally published by Isetatsu c. 1925-6. |
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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:
KAWASE HASUI
Great Gate at Shiba (Shiba daimon)
Date: originally published 1926 by Isetatsu; this later edition published by Shobisha printed from the original 1st edition blocks
Size: approx. 10.6" x 14.5" overall; 8.75" x 13" image
Condition: Fine, absolutely perfect, uncirculated print, never framed
Impression: Fine, solid key lines, nice surface texture, tight registration, note the strong wood grain present in the sky
Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso |
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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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