About This Print
Catalog Raisonné Entry
Source: Kawase Hasui; The Complete WoodblockPrints, Kendall Brown, Amy Reigle Newland, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2003, p. 101.Narazaki1 (Hasui's biographer) writes: "This is the Daimotsu bay made famous in the Heikie monogatari (The tale of Heike) of the early Kamakura period (1185-1333). These days there are few opportunities for a traveler to experience this area as it once was since it is now part of the harbor district in the Hanshin industrial belt. For this reason Hasui's depiction is interesting." Amagasaki is situated in Hyogo prefecture.
1 Narazaki Muneshige, Hasui's biographer and compiler of the artist's first catalogue raisoneeé Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, Mainichi Shinbun, Tokyo, 1979.
 Amagasaki harbor today |  image and entry 335 Daimotsu, Amagaski Series: Collection of scenic view of Japan II, Kansai edition (Nihon fūkei shū II, Kansai hen, Amagasaki Daimotsu) 1940 |  (figure 11) Watercolor based on design for print #335 |
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #293 |
| Title | Daimotsu, Amagasaki 尼崎大物 Amagasaki Daimotsu |
| Series | Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai edition 日本風景集 関西篇 Nihon fūkei shū II Kansai hen |
| Artist | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) |
| Signature |  |
| Seal | Kawase seal (see above) |
| Publication Date | 1940 original publication date |
| Edition | This print is a later impression, produced during the artist's lifetime, with publisher's round "A"-type 6mm seal. (For a full discussion of Watanabe publisher seals see "Watanabe Publisher Marks, Seals and Editions") |
| Publisher |  Watanabe "A"-type seal (in use from approximately 1918-1924 and 1945-1957) reading (in Katakana): ワタナベ Watanabe Shōzaburō |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - toning to verso bottom 1/2 of print slightly visible on front of print, a few minor horizontal creases. |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | shin hanga (new prints) |
| Format | ōban tate-e |
| H x W Paper | 15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (38.7 x 26.4 cm) |
| H x W Image | 14 1/4 x 9 5/8 x in. (36.2 x 24.6 cm) |
| Collections This Print | Los Angeles County Museum ofArt M.73.37.208 (later edition with 6mm seal); The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo P00138-046 (unspecifiededition with no visible seal); University of Alberta Art Collection 2001.6.2 (unspecified edition with no visible seal) |
| Reference Literature | CatalogueRaisonné: Kawase Hasui; TheComplete Woodblock Prints, Kendall Brown, Amy Reigle Newland, Hotei Publishing, KITPublishers, 2003, ISBN: 9074822460, p. 101, pl. 335 |
8/19/2021
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