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Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Floating World Gallery

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1936/4
	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):	Aiban
	Format (this edition):	Aiban
	DB artwork code:	46444
	Notes (first edition)?:	ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957 SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge Date: 1931 Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249 Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co. MEDIUM: woodblock
	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 SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches CATEGORY: Shin Hanga DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge Date: 1931 Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249 Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co. C-type seal; first state pre-war printing.Signed and titled by artist at bottom right, in image, in sumi ink CONDITION: Notations in ball point pen by original owner MEDIUM: woodblock
	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。