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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Tokaido Shimada — 東海道 島田 |
| Series: | Selected Views of the Tokaido — 東海道風景選集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1942 |
| 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: | 44131 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist Kawase Hasui Title Tokaido Shimada Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Selection of Views of the Tokaido Date: 1942 Publisher S. Watanabe Reference No Hotei # 239 Size 10 -1/4 x 15 -1/2 "
First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. |
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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 Kawase Hasui Title Tokaido Shimada Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Selection of Views of the Tokaido Edition First Date 1942 Publisher S. Watanabe Reference No Hotei # 239 Size 10 -1/4 x 15 -1/2 " Condition Very fine, with colors that are brighter and more intense than those in the image shown in the Hotei catalog. Price $2200.00
Notes: The top margin is not trimmed, but is a product of the handmade, hosho sheet - it is deckled along the entire edge.
Scarce in this condition.
First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. |
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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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