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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Tennoji Temple, Osaka — 大阪天王寺 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1927 |
| 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): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 45905 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Tennoji Temple, Osaka
Print Type: Original Japanese Woodblock Print Series Title: Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series
Edition No: First
Date: 1927
Publisher: Watanabe - copyright seal in l.r. margin
Reference No: Hotei #135
Size: 15-1/4 x 10-1/4 " |
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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:
Title "Tenno Temple, Osaka"
("Osaka Tenno-ji")
Date 1927
(clearly an early pre-War printing)
Series "Souvenirs of Travels, Third Series" 1924-29
("Tabi Miyage dai Sanshu")
Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer Watanabe "margin seals" lost via margin triming.
(Faintly visible Watanabe "diamond sticker" verso seen thru lower left corner.)
Image Size 9 3/8 x 14 1/4
Impression Very Fine. Superbly executed "bokashi" shading throughout print; light "gauffrage" (embossing) to roof-tops, stone wall, and umbrella; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to snowy left foreground; life-like shadowing; highly detailed carving.
Condition Good to Very Good.
Strong colors. Clean front. (Margins trimmed to just ouside of image edges; laid-down onto old mat-board backing; small nick top edge; light toning.)
Reference/Illus Narazaki #139; Hotei #135.
Comments Gorgeous early post-earthquake image. One of Hasui's most sought after snow scenes. Rarely seen. |
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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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