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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Night View of Cherry Blossoms at Koganei — 小金井の夜桜 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1935 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 45837 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
HASUI, Kawase (1883 - 1957) (Cherries at night) Koganei. Kogane no yozakura. Signature: Hasui; seal: Kawase Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (seal E) Date: 1935 February Size (HxW): 13.5" x 10.75" Format: vertical oban fan print Reference: Brown 354; Narazaki 351 |
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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 (1883-1957) KOGANEI NO YOZAKURA (CHERRIES AT NIGHT, KNGANEI), 1935.2 WOODCUT, SIGNED HASUI AND SEALED KAWASE, PUBLISHED BY WATANABE SHOZABURO IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM ITS FRAME. PRINT IMAGE:12 3/16 X 10 3/16 IN. (31.0 X 25.9CM). THIS IS NOT A REPRINT. I PURCHASED THIS PICTURE AT AUCTION BACK IN 1972. A RECENT INTERNET SELL WAS $4,800.00 FOR A LIKE PRINT.
AN ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINT MADE IN FEBRUARY 1935.BLOCKS, 20; SUPERIMPOSED PRINTINGS, 25; EDITION, 100 EXHIBIT: TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART, JANUARY 1936.
IN 1953, THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED HASUI A "NATIONAL LIVING TREASURE". |
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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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