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Notes (1st edition)Title Cormorant Fishing (commemorative edition) Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Biography Short Biography Signature Hasui Seal sui Dated 1954 Publisher Watanabe Technique/Medium Woodblock print. Description "U-kai, Nagara-gawa" Fishermen has been using cormorant for fishing on Nagara River since 7th Century. The cormorant swallows small fish, which are attracted by the torch fire. The fisherman tugs the rope attached to the collar on the cormorant to prevent the fish go farther down the cormorant's throat. Later, he makes the bird regurgitates the fish into his basket. Format Oban yoko-e Width 15.6 inches = 39.5 cm Height 10.4 inches = 26.5 cm
Publisher (this edition): Watanabe Watanabe Watanabe Watanabe
Date of this item: 1979 1979 1979
Notes (this edition)
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?????????????????????????		 Impression excellent - very good … (printing in 1979 as commemorative edition)
Colors excellent
Condition excellent - very good
Numbered 265/350
Note: This impression was printed in 1979 as the special commemorative edition for the first comprehensive Hasui catalogue by Narazaki published by Mainichi Newspaper.

Note Watanabe 7mm round seal. Carver Hirakawa Seizo, Printer Horikawa Shozaburo. Square Watanabe seal on the left margin, which looks very similar to F-style seal, was used for some prints made in late 1970s. Stamp indicating "Published by Mainichi Newspaper, limited edition 265/350" in Japanese on the reverse side.
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