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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Higashi- Hirakata — 平潟東町 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1945 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 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: | 46911 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title: "Higashi, Hirakata" ("Hirakata Higashi-cho")
Date: 1945
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer: Black "6mm-seal" (lower/right) and "I-seal" (Ono Gintaro's "printers seal") lower/right;
Image Size: 9 1/2 x 13 5/8
Reference/Illus: Narazaki #382; Hotei #475.
Comments: Attractive rural seascape. A gorgeous print with outstanding colors. A rare wartime printing--not often seen. |
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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:
Title: "Higashi, Hirakata"
("Hirakata Higashi-cho")
Date: 1945 ("First Edition" printing.)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo
Seal, Carver/Printer: Black "6mm-seal" (lower/right) and "I-seal" (Ono Gintaro's "printers seal") lower/right; appropriate "First Edition" seals.
Image Size: 9 1/2 x 13 5/8
Impression: Very Fine. Skillfully executed "bokashi" shading to sky, hills, rock, buildings, and foreground; extensive "gauffrage" (embossing) to clouds, trees/rock, and water area; baren "sujizuri" (tracings) to lower foreground; nicely detailed carving.
Condition: Excellent. Excellent colors. Clean front and verso. Normal drying holes top margin.
(Very slight wear--no flaws noted.) |
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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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