Zojoji Temple in Shiba
Kawase Hasui Catalogue

Zojoji Temple in Shiba - Kawase Hasui Catalogue woodblock print
Artist
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水
English title
Zojoji Temple in Shiba
Japanese title
芝増上寺
Series
Date
Medium
Colour woodblock print on paper
Paper size (h × w)
Aiban 間判
33.0 × 22.5 cm
Image size (h × w)
First edition seal
Subsequent seals
Edition size
Open
Post-war printed
No
Posthumously printed
No
Publisher
Osaka Mainichi 大阪毎日
Carver
Printer
Subjects
Tokyo 東京
Shrines and Temples
Snow
Remarks
Published on December 5, 1934 in Japan Today and Tomorrow newspaper supplement, p144. The supplement wrote that the print was made by Watanabe, however, Watanabe Shoichiro has said that his family had nothing whatsoever to do with its production.
The print replaced the original's baren sujizuri with blocks carved out with a U-gouge. The red appears to be a water-soluble aniline dye that runs when wet. The unusual tool and dye make it very unlikely that this print was made by Watanabe.
Hasui's print had very similar printing to Ito Shinsui and Kaburaki Kiyokata newspaper supplements of 1931 that used mechnically-printed keyblock lines with multiple woodblock sets for colours. They also used water-soluble dyes.
Catalogue number
KH557
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