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Miyajima in Mist

Miyajima in Mist
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

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Artist: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) 川瀬巴水
Title: Miyajima in Mist
Series: 
Date of first edition?1947
Publisher (first edition)?Watanabe 渡辺
Publisher (this edition)?Watanabe 渡辺
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Not Set
Format (this edition): Not Set
DB artwork code: 39195
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Wednesday, 26 April 2006

An original woodblock print titled "Miyajima in Fog" by the Japanese master Hasui Kawase (1883-1957). This image was first published c.1947. Exact date of this print is unknown, but 6 mm. Round publisher seal of Watanabe Shozaburo indicates c. 1947-1957. Signature: (Japanese signature in black, artists seal in red) (Watanabe seal in black) (Japanese inscriptions in left margin) Dimensions: image size 14 3/8" x 9 1/2" h paper size 15 5/8" x 10 3/8" h Condition: Very Good….there are 2 pinholes in the top margin

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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