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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Nara in Snow — 奈良之雪 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1930-1950 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Watercolour |
| Medium (this edition): | Watercolour |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 48000 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
This is the sketch for Hasui's "Rain in Nara, Kofukuji Temple" (奈良の興福寺の塔).
Thanks to Everything But the House for this entry:
https://www.ebth.com/items/13666914-japanese-woodblock-print-of-a-winter-scene-with-figures
Japanese Woodblock Print of a Winter Scene with Figures
Item Details
Untitled (winter scene with snow and figures in front of temple)
Woodblock print on paper (no, it is a watercolour).
Signed to lower right
Item not examined outside of mounting
Condition
- toning and discolorations to sheet and mat; 1.5" horizontal tear to middle right edge of sheet; scattered abrasions to sheet, particularly to lower left edge; handling wear to edges and corners of sheet and mat; staining and discolorations to verso of sheet.
Dimensions
18.75" W x 23.75" H x 0.1" D
- measures mat; image measures 12.5" W x 16.5" H. |
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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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