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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Botan Dai at Ping-yang, Korea — 朝鮮平嬢 |
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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: | 47229 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
川瀬巴水 朝鮮平嬢 版画 韓国
紙本。
サイズ： タテ ３８.５ × ヨコ ２６.３ｃｍ
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Chunum Temple, Chiri Mountain, Korea
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Korean Views Supplement
Date: 1940
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #446
Size: 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/2 "
Notes: A rare design from the seldom seen Korean Supplement Series. First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers due to the war. As a result, he printed fewer examples. |
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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: Chunum Temple, Chiri Mountain, Korea
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Korean Views Supplement
Date: 1940
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #446
Size: 15 -1/4 x 10 -1/2 "
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors.
Notes: A rare design from the seldom seen Korean Supplement Series. First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers due to the war. As a result, he printed fewer examples.
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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