Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno (Translation)
Twenty Scenes of Tokyo (Series Title)
川瀬巴水 東京二十景 上野清水堂 昭和三年 木版画 (Primary Title)
Tokyo nijukei, Ueno Kiyomizudo (Transliterated Title)
Ueno Kiypmizudo Temple (Donor's Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
The print publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō (1885–1962) gave the name shin-hanga, meaning “new prints,” to the works created by Hasui and his contemporaries. By bringing together the talents of artist, block carver, printer, and publisher, shin-hanga works mimicked the traditional collaborative process of ukiyo-e printmaking. Instead of the flat, stylized planes typical in ukiyo-e, the shin-hanga prints incorporated aspects of Impressionist paintings and prints, including perspective, light, and shading.
Showa period (1926-1989)
Artist’s signature in ink and seal in red within image lower right: 巴水 Hasui
Publisher's seal (A) in lower right margin. Series title seal (東京二十景) in left margin. Stamped on verso lower center: "Made in Japan"
Inscribed in ink in lower left margin: 上野清水堂 昭和三年作
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
"Seasonal Flowers in Japan: Woodblock by Kawase Hasui" April 18 - October 12, 2015, VMFA
1979渡辺／川瀬巴水…153／ 昭和三年 東京二十景 ワタナベ 5 上野清水堂
©artist or artist’s estate
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