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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Komagata Embankment — こま形河岸 |
| Series: | 12 Subjects of Tokyo — 東京十二題 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1919 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 2000s (may not be accurate) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Watanabe Shoichiro — 渡辺章一郎 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 44676 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Print: Woodblock Print
Title or subject: Komagata Embankment from the 1919 series of Twelve Scenes Of Tokyo
Note: The original woodblocks were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. A second edition has now been published in circa 2012.
Print Size: 9 1/4 X 14 1/2 inches
Sheet Size: 10 1/2 X 15 3/4 inches |
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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:
Artist: KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)
Print: Woodblock Print
Title or subject: Komagata Embankment from the 1919 series of Twelve Scenes Of Tokyo
Edition: Reproduction as the original woodblocks were lost in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923
Print Size: 9 1/4 X 14 1/2 inches
Sheet Size: 10 1/2 X 15 3/4 inches
Condition: Pristine
Comment: Shoichiro Watanabe, owner of the Watanabe Color Print Co. and publisher of Hasui's woodblock prints, made 8 woodblocks for this print. His skillful printer finished the print using 34 different colors. |
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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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