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Floating World Gallery | Morning at Okayama Castle

Morning at Okayama Castle

Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957

Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Date : 1955
Medium : woodblock
Item# : 950123
Condition : Tape residue at front corners
Image size : 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches
Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 605
Comments : Published by The S. Watanabe Color Print Co.; round Watanabe seal; first state printing
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About The Artist

Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957

Born in Toyko. Given name Bunjiro. Studied as a boy with Aoyagi Bokusen and Araki Kan'yu and as an adult with Okada Saburosuke and Kaburagi Kiyokata. Exhibited Japanese-style paintings with Ugokai and Kyodokai. Inspired by Ito Shinsui's Eight Views of Lake Biwa, which he saw at a Kyodokai exhibition. Sought affiliation with Watanabe Shozaburo by preparing sketches for prints resulting in initial prints of 4 scenes of Shiobara Hot Springs in 1918 and ultimately a lifetime of collaboration. W.....

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