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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Spring Rain in Ueno Park |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1930 (in the decade of) |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1930s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe — 渡辺 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Koban
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| Format (this edition): | Koban |
| DB artwork code: | 42466 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| According to Shoichiro Watanabe, this print was published after 1945. Thanks to Julius for this information. |
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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:
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Spring Rain in Ueno Park Tokyo by Kawase Hasui. Original Japanese woodblock print circa 1930s. Pristine condition. This print has never been framed and retains original colors. 8.0 x 6.0 inches. Strong texture and ink bleedthrough on fine washi. Red Hasui seal next to title in lower left of image. I cannot find this print documented in any source including "Kawase Hasui The complete Woodblock Prints". Mrs. Shoichiro Watanabe tells me this print was made by Watanabe's woodblock carvers and printers in the 1930s and is quite rare. This is a beautiful scene, but perhaps not released because of the dozen or so small blank spots in the sakura blossom area?? Another unusual aspect of this print is a small brush hair still on the surface (about in the middle of the pagoda). |
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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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