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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Geisha Girl |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1933/6 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1933 (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Akiyama Aisaburo — 秋山愛三郎 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Akiyama Aisaburo — 秋山愛三郎 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Postcard
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| Format (this edition): | Postcard |
| DB artwork code: | 48138 |
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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:
Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Book: Geisha Girl (62 pages) by Aisaburo Akiyama (including two Hasui woodblock prints).
Date: June 1933 (July 1933 edition).
Book size: Approximately 8.25 x 5.5 inches.
Hasui signature and seal at lower right.
Cover woodblock print: Geisha Girl, 6 x 3.25 inches.
Frontispiece woodblock print: She Looks Out the Window, 6.75 by 3.75 inches.
Condition: Both woodblock prints excellent. Frontispiece attached only along the top edge.
Book condition is good. |
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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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