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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Moon at Matsushima — 月の松島 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1919 |
| 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): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Aiban |
| DB artwork code: | 44640 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Kawase Hasui
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima), 1919
size: aiban, with full margins (19,3cm x 26cm)
An extremely scarce pre-earthquake print! It is very rarely offered for sale and was last sold at an auction (Christie's; March 20th, 2007 ) for $11400.
Very hard to find in this fine condition. |
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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:
Kawase Hasui
Matsushima in Moonlight (Tsuki no Matsushima), 1919
size: aiban, with full margins (19,3cm x 26cm)
very good condition: apart from some light stains and creases in the margins, the print is flawless
not laid down
good, strong colors (see photos)
An extremely scarce pre-earthquake print! It is very rarely offered for sale and was last sold at an auction (Christie's; March 20th, 2007 ) for $11400.
Very hard to find in this fine condition. |
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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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