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| Artist: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水 |
| Title: | Yakuo Temple, Mito — 水戸 藥王院 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1945 |
| 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): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 47290 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Yakuo Temple, Mito
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Edition: First and only.
Date: 1945
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #473
Size: 14 -1/4 x 19 -1/2 " (Large dai-oban format)
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors.
Notes: A near mint example of this large dai-oban format design. A seldom seen first state impression, with the seal of the printer, Ono Gintaro in the lower right margin. S. Watanabe publisher's 6mm lower left, and Seal A in the lower right corner. Displaying much stronger colors then the example shown in Hotei. Properly stored and never framed or displayed. At the time prints normally sold for three yen, but because this work was a toku-oban [special or oversized oban format] it went for eight yen.
This image was printed on paper called hodomuragami, which was used because of wartime rationing. First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. A RARE PRINT. |
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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
Title: Yakuo Temple, Mito
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Edition: First and only.
Date: 1945
Publisher: S. Watanabe
Reference No: Hotei #473
Size: 14 -1/4 x 19 -1/2 " (Large dai-oban format)
Condition: Very fine, with superb colors.
This image was printed on paper called hodomuragami, which was used because of wartime rationing. First edition prints from the late 1930's and 1940's are seldom seen due to paper rationing at that time, and the fact that Watanabe had a dwindling number of foreign customers. As a result, he printed fewer examples. A RARE PRINT; especially in this condition.
Provenance: The collection was initially purchased directly from S. Watanabe print shop in the mid-1940's and has always been properly stored away in a single collection. The majority of the works showcase rarely seen MINT colors; several far exceeding numerous examples seen in prior collections. |
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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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