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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Yamano Tera, Sendai |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1933 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 2000s (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 43888 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
KAWASE HASUI
Yamano Tera, Sendai
Date: originally published 1933 by Watanabe.
Size: oban, with full margins, 10.5" X 15.5"
Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003
Sendai is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the northeast region. The city has a population of one million and is one of Japan's fourteen designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the daimyo Date Masamune, and is well known by its nickname, the "City of Trees." |
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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:
This a Watnabe Heisei edition printed using the first edition wood blocks.
Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed
Impression: Fine, solid key lines, nice surface texture, tight registration
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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