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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Himeji Castle — 姫路城 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1950 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 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: | 45179 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| I have ample evidence to show that this scene and several unsealed Hasui postcard scenes were sold by Watanabe Tadasu in Pigeon Bus Tour envelopes circa 1950s/60s/70s. |
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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:
Castle in the Moonlight" World Heritage Site
A lovely little "postcard size" genuine woodblock print by the great shin hanga artist Hasui Kawase. The subject is
Himeji Castle in the moonlight.
Print size (including margin) 3 3/4 " by 5 3/4 " (9.5 cm by 14.5 cm approx.).
Good color and impression, with Kawase's seal in the lower left margin. A small printing smudge at the bottom of the lower margin, barely noticeable.
Tipped to original presentation folder.
I got this charming print in a "See Tokyo" Pigeon Bus tour souvenir envelope of several small prints published by S. Watanabe. Kawase worked with S. Watanabe the hanga publisher for many years. He was the last of the great shin hanga artists, and was regarded as the 20th century Hiroshige because of his beautiful landscapes and prolific output. I would guess this souvenir to be from the 50s or 60s, but I'm not sure. The tourist brochure said "While in Tokyo visit our store" located on the Ginza. |
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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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