Ioridani Pass, Etchu — 庵谷峠
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Ioridani Pass, Etchu — 庵谷峠
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1928
	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):	Mitsugiri
	Format (this edition):	Mitsugiri
	DB artwork code:	45418
	Notes (first edition)?:	KAWASE HASUI Ioridani Pass, Etchu Date: Although dated 1923 in the lower left margin, this print was originally published in 1928 by Watanabe. Size: naga-oban, with full margins, approx. 9.25" X 18.25" Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, see page 373 This print, Ioridani Pass in Etchu, is based on a sketch made by Hasui during his 102-day tour of Japan around 1923. Although it is a complicated and meticulously rendered bird's-eye view of the valley at Etchu, it is also a nocturn. Not to be overlooked are the fine aspects of the print such as the sunset in the western sky, the mountains and the mists that screen the distant mountains. Watanabe reports that it took four years from the cutting of the blocks to the completion of the trial print.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Artist Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 Title Iordani Pass Date 1928 Medium woodblock Dimensions 18 x 8 1/4 inches Illustrated Hasui, pl. 179 Condition Light backing on reverse Comments Published by The Watanabe Color Print Co.
	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。