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Mihogaseki in Izumo

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Mihogaseki in Izumo 出雲美保ヶ関
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Castle Fine Arts  Specializing in fine 18th-20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints.

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Artist: Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) 川瀬巴水
Title: Mihogaseki in Izumo 出雲美保ヶ関
Series: Souvenirs of My Travels - 3rd series 旅みやげ第三集
Date of first edition?1924
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
Format (this edition): Oban
DB artwork code: 47297
Notes (first edition)?
As is so often the case for shin-hanga prints, the vivid greens of this scene very often fade to aqua blue.

Artist: Kawase Hasui
Title: Mihogaseki Beach, Izumo
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Souvenirs of Travel - Third Series: Edition First
Date: 1924
Publisher: S. Watanabe - "A" seal
Reference No: Hotei #120
Size: 15-1/4 x 10-1/4 "

Notes: Narazaki notes that, "This work is novel in the use of 'dots' for the mountain and the unusual horizontal lines for the sky…Great attention has been paid to the illustration of the reflection of the houses and the mountains on the water's surface, which ripple in the gentle breeze".
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: Mihogaseki Beach, Izumo
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Souvenirs of Travel - Third Series: Edition First
Date: 1924
Publisher: S. Watanabe - "A" seal
Reference No: Hotei #120
Size: 15-1/4 x 10-1/4 "
Condition: Very fine. Blind-stamped embossing outlining the clouds.
Notes: Narazaki notes that, "This work is novel in the use of 'dots' for the mountain and the unusual horizontal lines for the sky...Great attention has been paid to the illustration of the reflection of the houses and the mountains on the water's surface, which ripple in the gentle breeze".

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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