Shin Hanga prints
| Design: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | |||||
| Title: | Senju Waterfall, Akame | |||||
| Size: | 36.6 x 24.0 cm (ōban) | |||||
| Posthumous printing from the original woodblocks | ||||||
| Photography: | Theo Janssen |
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Artist’s seal in right print area:
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The kanji used in this seal are:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 巴 | ha | comma-design | |
| 水 | sui | water | Hasui |
Print title and original publishing date in left margin:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 赤 | aka | red | |
| 目 | me | eye | Akame, |
| 千 | sen | thousand | |
| 住 | jū | live | Senju |
| 瀧 | daki | waterfall | waterfall |
| 昭 | shō | clear | |
| 和 | wa | peace | |
| 二 | ni | two | |
| 十 | jū | ten | Made in the |
| 六 | roku | six | 26th year of |
| 年 | nen | year | the Shōwa era |
| 作 | saku | make | (i.e., 1951) |
Publisher’s red Heisei seal in right margin:
| Character | Reading | Translation |
| わ | wa | |
| た | ta | |
| な | na | |
| べ | be | Watanabe (Shōzaburō) |
References
- Brown, Kendall H. (2003, 2008). Kawase Hasui. The complete woodblock prints (2 volumes). Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing.
- Brown, Kendall H. (2004). Visions of Japan. Kawase Hasui’s Masterpieces. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing.
Provenance: Ukiyo-e Gallery