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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Sarusawa Pond in Nara (Variant 1) |
| Series: | Haibara Fan Shop Series |
| Date of first edition?: | circa 1930-1960 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Kato |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Unknown — 不明 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Shikishi
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| Format (this edition): | Shikishi |
| DB artwork code: | 46466 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Note that this variant scene is most similar to the undated pre-war first edition, however, there are three light reflections in the water, and the artist signature and title are slightly displaced to the right. |
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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:
Item: from a local San Diego estate, here you are bidding a nice Japanese woodblock print by Hasui Kawase; a wonderful work of art and highly collectible, don't miss this nice piece!! don't forget to check out our other listings and we will combine shipping to save you money Size: 13.2"W x 13.2"H Condition: nice vintage condition with little but expected wears; the print is glued on a cardboard |
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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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