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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Kinkakuji Temple in Snow — 金閣寺 |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| 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): | Postcard
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| Format (this edition): | Postcard |
| DB artwork code: | 44713 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| There is ample evidence that this recarved Hasui scene (and several other "plagiarised" Hasui scenes) were sold by the publisher Watanabe in the 1950s/60s. I still have no idea why. |
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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:
Set of 4 vintage woodcut japanese prints in original souvenir bag with a flier for Tokyo, Japan for the Pigeon Bus Tours. Printed by S. Watanabe Color Print Co. All of the prints are signed by the japanese artist who created them. 4 different woodcuts:
Winter Snow Falling with a Pagoda in the Foreground
2 Japanese Ladies in Kimonos with Parasols Standing in the Rain Chatting
A Winter Night Scene with a Asian Hut and a Man Walking a Path
and a Shadowed Stand of Bamboo Stalks
They look to be on parchment or rice paper and then attached at the top only to another half folded stronger paper.
The prints measure approx 5 3/4" x 4" the paper they are mounted to measure approx 7" x 4/1/2" |
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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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