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West Village, Horyuji Temple

West Village, Horyuji Temple 法隆寺西里
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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Artist: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) 川瀬巴水
Title: West Village, Horyuji Temple 法隆寺西里
Series: 
Date of first edition?1956
Date of this artwork?>=1989 (may not be accurate)
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
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 30390
Notes (first edition)?
川瀬巴水 法隆寺西里 木版画
サイズ:39.7cmx27cm
出版元:渡邊版画店
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Horyuji Temple, Nara, 1956
Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957)

This wonderful sun bathed image of the Horyuji Temple at Nara is a collector’s favorite. Hasui pulls the viewer into this scene- up the stone path to the lovely temple buildings, one can sense the peaceful respite of this special place.

Signed- Kawase Hasui with red artist’s seal “sui”
Sealed- Publisher Watanabe, 7mm seal, later edition original, from original blocks
Image size- 9 ½” x 14 3/8” (oban tate-e)
Condition- Excellent, no toning, tears, not mounted, full margins

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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