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Evening View of a Snow Covered Cottage
by Unknown- Hasui Kawase fake

Original caretaker of this artwork: eBay

	Artist:	Unknown- Hasui Kawase fake
	Title:	Evening View of a Snow Covered Cottage
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1950-1980
	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
	Format (this edition):	Postcard
	DB artwork code:	44715
	Notes (first edition)?:	There is ample evidence that this fake Hasui scene (and several others) were sold by the publisher Watanabe in the 1950s/60s. I still have no idea why. Width Item 3.5 inches = 9.0 cm Height Item 5.5 inches = 14.0 cm
	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"