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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Okitsu-cho, Suruga |
| Series: | Selected Views of the Tokaido — 東海道風景選集 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1934/3 |
| 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: | 47237 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
KAWASE HASUI
Okitsu-cho, Suruga from the series Selection of views of the Tokaido
Date: August 1934, published by Watanabe
Size: oban, with full margins, approx. 10.5" X 15.5"
Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints, Hotei, 2003, Vol. II, pp.404, illustration 229
Narazaki writes that this is "A clever composition that illustrates the white walls of earthen storehouses, an array of slanting black surfaces stacked as tiled roof. The houses are effectively conveyed against the distant landscape of water; sky and clouds. It was sketched on February 20, 1933, produced on September 15 of the same year and published in March 1934."
Okitsu is the 17th station on the Tokaido. The Suruga region is part of present-day Shizuoka prefecture. |
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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:
Artist Kawase Hasui
Title Okitsu-cho, Suruga
Medium Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title Selection of Views of the Tokaido
Edition First
Date 1934
Publisher S. Watanabe
Reference No Hotei #229
Size 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/4 "
Condition Fine, with superb colors. Natural paper disturbance in sky.
Notes: Unlike example in Hotei, this impression displays dark purple bokashi throughout the clouds. Additionally, strong wood grain is present in the center of the sky. Stored since original purchase from S. Watanabe print shop. Never framed or displayed.
Provenance: The collection was initially purchased directly from S. Watanabe print shop in the mid-1940's and has always been properly stored away in a single collection. The majority of the works showcase rarely seen MINT colors; several far exceeding numerous examples seen in prior collections. |
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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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