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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1936/4 |
| 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): | Aiban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 36455 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
ARTIST: Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
SIZE: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches
DESCRIPTION: Title: Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge
Date: 1931
Illustrated: Hasui, pl. 249
Notes: Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
MEDIUM: woodblock |
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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 Benkei Bridge in Spring Rain
first edition - provenance: Robert O. Muller estate
Artist Hasui Kawase 1883-1957 Biography Resume
Signature 'Hasui'.
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated 1936.
Medium/Technique Woodblock print.
Impression Excellent - very good … First edition printing.
Colors Excellent - very good.
Condition Excellent - very good … Light toning.
Description From the series, "Shin Tokyo Hyakkei" (One Hundred Views of New Tokyo), "Benkeibashi no Harusame". (Spring Rain at Benkei Bridge). Two people with umbrellas walking on the old Benkei bridge in Tokyo in the light rain.
Note "Made in Japan" stamped on verso. Provenance: Robert O. Muller estate. Watanabe copy right seal for 1929-42.
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 9.6 inches = 24.5 cm
Height Item 13.6 inches = 34.5 cm |
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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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