Shin Hanga prints
| Design: | Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) | |||||
| Title: | Lake Kawaguchi | |||||
| Size: | 36.4 x 16.4 cm (mitsukiriban) | |||||
| Posthumous printing from the original woodblocks | ||||||
| Photography: | Jacques Commandeur |
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Artist’s seal in bottom right print area:
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The kanji in this seal are:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 巴 | ha | comma-design | |
| 水 | sui | water | Hasui |
Print title in right margin:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 河 | kawa | river | |
| 口 | kuchi | mouth | |
| 湖 | ko | lake | Lake Kawaguchi |
Followed by original publishing date:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 昭 | shō | clear | |
| 和 | wa | peace | |
| 七 | shichi | seven | |
| 年 | nen | year | Shōwa, |
| 五 | go | five | the 7th year, |
| 月 | gatsu | month | the 5th month |
| 作 | saku | make | (i.e., May 1932) |
Embossed names of the current and original publisher, and names of the original carver and current printer in left margin:
| Character | Reading | Meaning | Translation |
| 浅 | asa | shallow | |
| 草 | kusa | grass | Asakusa |
| 木 | moku | wood | |
| 版 | han | block | |
| 館 | kan | building | Mokuhankan |
| 土 | do | earth | |
| 井 | i | a well | Doi |
| 版 | han | printing block | |
| 画 | ga | picture | |
| 店 | ten | shop | Hangaten |
| 彫 | hori | carver | |
| ハ | ha | ||
| ラ | ra | ||
| ダ | da | Carver: Harada | |
| 摺 | suri | printer | |
| 大 | ō | large | |
| 橋 | hashi | bridge | Printer: Ōhashi |
How this print was made can be seen in a video of David Bull on YouTube here.
References
- Brown, Kendall H. (2003, 2008). Kawase Hasui. The complete woodblock prints (2 volumes). Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing.
Provenance: Mokuhankan