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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Katsura Island, Matsushima — 松嶋 かつら嶋 |
| Series: | Souvenirs of My Travels - 1st series — 旅みやげ第一集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1919/1 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1919 (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
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 44027 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
1919 Kawase Hasui Japanese Woodblock Print Katsura Island, Matsushima
The print is dated Taisho 8 (1919) and published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
The print is titled, dated and bears the title cartouche for the "Souvenirs of my Travels", first series in the left vertical margin. |
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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 is an original pre-earthquake Japanese Woodblock print by Kawase Hasui.
The print is dated Taisho 8 (1919) and published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
The print is titled, dated and bears the title cartouche for the "Souvenirs of my Travels", first series in the left vertical margin.
The print is in fine condition. Excellent color, registration and impression. Very nice Bokashi visible in the water. No foxing, toning, folds or creases. The print is not laid down or attached to a backing. Print size is 15.5" x 10.5".
This print is listed in the Hotei Hasui Catalog Raisonne as print number 15. |
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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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