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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | The Shinagawa Offing — 品川沖 |
| Series: | 12 Subjects of Tokyo — 東京十二題 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1920 |
| 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
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 44090 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase, Hasui (1883-1957)
Series: Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
Title or Subject: The Shinagawa Offing
Signature or Seal: Signature and seal, 6mm round Watanabe
Date or Circa: 1920 (early printing)
Paper Size: 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
Offing: the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground. |
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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:
Rare Shinagawa Offshore by Kawase Hasui, 1920
published by Watanabe Shozaburo
The blocks for Hasui's earliest prints were destroyed in the devastating 1923 Kanto earthquake and they were never reprinted. Consequently, Hasui's pre-earthquake prints are among the rarest and most sought-after shin hanga.
Size. Oban, the paper is 10.25 " x 15"
Condition:
Paper: Slightly toned on the front and back. Mounting paper and marks in the corners on the back. A scuff in the paper top left margin. Minor creasing upper right margin.
Mark:
Penciled in the lower right is: " Hasui Kawase 1883 done circa 1923"
Penciled on the back is: "T.M.A 30 1930" I tried searching for this in association with Japanese woodblock prints and I found that there was a large exhibit of prints at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1930. There could be an association.
Color: Colors appear strong, but likely somewhat faded from new. The green on the island is still green. the boat is golden yellow. Sky is blue-grey. Water is blue, blue-green. |
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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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