Snow at Godaido, Matsushima — 松島五大堂の雪
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Snow at Godaido, Matsushima — 松島五大堂の雪
	Series:	Collection of Scenic Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition — 日本風景集　東日本辺
	Date of first edition?:	1932/12
	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
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	46566
	Notes (first edition)?:	木版画 川瀬巴水 昭和7年『松島五大堂の雪』 渡辺庄三郎版
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: You are bidding on a RARE 1932 Original Japanese Woodblock Print, "Snow at Godaido, Matsushima" by Kawase Hasui. Full Margins: 15 -1/4" x 10 -1/4". Have not seen this design on eBay and it was never reproduced in editions showing the common heisei seal! It displays superb colors on very early 1940's-50's era S. Watanabe paper - this is nearly identical to a first state; just without the Watanabe margin seal - it has every other attribute. Comes in the original commercial wrapping paper when purchased from the Minato Gallery in Motomachi, Yokohama. This is how it was found, unframed and in the original wrapping paper since purchased! As described by Narazaki: 'The simple compositional forms in this piece are only natural given that this is a snowscape. But it differs from Hasui's work to date. The three-dimensional arrangement of the rock and the soft, curvilinear lines of the temple building, pine tree and ripples on the water add to the design-oriented sense of this print. Perhaps it was Hasui's about-face to the limits of realism, but it can be seen as a new attempt in the search for a fluent style.' - Hotei Vol. 1 Thanks to sho88gun for this entry.
	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。