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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Grapes and apples — ぶどうとりんご |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1940 |
| 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: | 47289 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Grapes and Apples
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Edition: S. Watanabe seal
Date: 1940
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #442
Size: 10 -3/4 x 15 -1/4 "
Notes: The only still life of fruits Hasui completed in his oeuvre of over 600 works on paper. Designs created during the war are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. Properly stored since original purchase from S. Watanabe print shop.
Narazaki writes that, 'Although Hasui rarely designed prints other then landscapes, he was adept in the depiction of still lifes, flowers and birds as well as portraits'. - Hotei Vol.1, pg. 115 |
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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: Grapes and Apples
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Edition: S. Watanabe seal
Date: 1940
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #442
Size: 10 -3/4 x 15 -1/4 "
Condition Very fine, with superb colors.
Notes: The only still life of fruits Hasui completed in his oeuvre of over 600 works on paper. Designs created during the war are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. Properly stored since original purchase from S. Watanabe print shop.
Narazaki writes that, 'Although Hasui rarely designed prints other then landscapes, he was adept in the depiction of still lifes, flowers and birds as well as portraits'. - Hotei Vol.1, pg. 115
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 owner 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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