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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
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| 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". |
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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: 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". |
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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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