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Samburam Rock, Kumgang Mountain — 金剛山三仙巌
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Samburam Rock, Kumgang Mountain — 金剛山三仙巌
	Series:	8 Views of Korea — 朝鮮八景
	Date of first edition?:	1939
	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):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	46554
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Thanks to The Lavenberg Collection of Japanese Prints for this entry. Japanese Color Woodblock Print Samburam Rock, Kūmgang Mountain from the series Eight Views of Korea by Kawase Hasui, 1939 Catalogue Raisonné Entry Source: Kawase Hasui; The Complete Woodblock Prints, Kendall Brown, Amy Reigle Newland, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, p. 113. Narazaki1 writes: ‘Hasui’s trip to Korea served to refresh the artist, whose art had been stagnating for some time. …The scenery and customs that Hasui witnessed in Korea marked an artistic turning point. He illustrates the bizarre shape of the Samburam rock in the Diamond mountains (Kumgangsan, in present-day Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), showcasing its imposing character. The lines of the rock are bold, the shape angular and the colour vivid.’ 1) Narazaki Muneshige, Hasui's biographer and compiler of the artist's first catalogue raisoneeé Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, Mainichi Shinbun, Tokyo, 1979.
	Series Information:	These prints resulted from a trip Hasui made to Korea in 1939, together with the artists Ikegami Shuho (1874-1944), Yazawa Genetsu (1886-1952), Nagata Shunsui (1889-1970) and Yamakawa Shuho (1898-1944). The prints were published by Kansai Bijutsusha [関西 美術社] in Osaka headed by Naito Seifu, but produced by Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962). The series title does not appear on the prints.
	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。