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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Kikyo Mon Gate of the Imperial Palace |
| Series: | 20 Views of Tokyo |
| Date of first edition?: | 1929 |
| 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: | 35529 |
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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:
Twenty Scenes in Tokyo series: Kikyo Gate
Artist: Hasui
Format: Oban tate-e: 15.25" x 10.25"
Subject: Kikyo Mon Gate of the Imperial Palace from the series of 'Twenty Scenes in Tokyo'. The series title printed in blue.
Publisher: Watanabe
Date: 1929
Condition: Superb colors. Full size. Superb state of preservation.
Impression: Very fine, first state, first edition impression with gauffrage.
Other Notes: There are two variants of this design with European style clouds in the sky (as in this example) and a slightly later edition with Japanese style 'formalised' clouds in the background. |
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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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