Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Castle Fine Arts  Specializing in fine 18th-20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints.

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1947
	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
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	44604
	Notes (first edition)?:	Artist Kawase Hasui Title Spring Evening at Kintai Bridge Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Edition 1st State has printer Ono Gintaro seal Date 1947 Publisher Watanabe Reference No Hotei #503 Size 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/2 "
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Catalog ID 9031 Artist Kawase Hasui Title Spring Evening at the Kintai Bridge Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title Edition 1st State - Suri Ono Gintaro seal Date 1947 Publisher Watanabe Reference No Hotei #503 Size 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/2 " Condition Fine, with fresh colors. Notes: Very first state with a rare combination of the Suri Ono Gintaro seal in the lower left margin and Watanabe, 6mm seal in the lower right corner. This combination is not shown in any reference catalog.
	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。