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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Sudden Rain at Shiobara Hataori — 塩原畑下の雨 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1955/3 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1955 March (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): | Pillar/Kakemono
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| Format (this edition): | Pillar/Kakemono |
| DB artwork code: | 44386 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist Hasui
Title
Sudden Rain at Hataori in Shiobara
Date March 1955
Publisher Watanabe
Edition 500
Format Nagaban (8 1/8" X 19 1/4")
Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pl. 601, pg. 595
塩原畑下の雨 川瀬巴水
サイズ: 紙寸 縦49×幅20.5cm |
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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:
Title Sudden Rain at Shohara, Hataori
limited edition, very rare in the original folder
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957
Signature Hasui.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1955, March.
Publisher Watanabe.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent ... Very early printing.
Colors Excellent.
Condition Excellent - Very good ... The print comes in the original decorative folder and a wrapper, by Watanabe Gallery.
Numbered 17 / 500
Description "Shiobara Hataori no Ame". Sudden rain at Shiobara in Hataori, Tochigi prefecture. Very early and fine printing. In the original folder with a title label in Japanese and English.
The folder has the watermarks of the crest of Watanabe family and the two kinds of Hasui seals.
Note The edition number in Japanese and the Watanabe gift seal are stamped on the back. The copyright seal of Watanabe is pasted on the back.
Width Item 8.1 inches = 20.5 cm
Height Item 19.2 inches = 48.8 cm
Width Mat 8.3 inches = 21.0 cm
Height Mat 19.9 inches = 50.5 cm
Literature Brown, Kendall; Amy Reigle Newland, "Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints", Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, - Pl. 601, pg. 595 |
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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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