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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Rainy Season at Ryoshimachi, Shinagawa — 品川 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1931/3 |
| 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: | 47238 |
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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: Shinagawa
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Selection of Views of the Tokaido
Date: 1931
Publisher S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #218a
Size: 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors.
Notes: As stated in Hotei Vol. 1, #218a (dark state), is not illustrated in the Hotei catalog. The production of the twenty-six Selection of views of the Tokaido spanned 1931 to 1947, the longest time required for any of Hasui's series. - Hotei Vol. 1
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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