{"product_id":"hasui-kamino-bridge-fukagawa-深川上の橋","title":"Hasui 巴水: Kamino Bridge, Fukagawa 深川上の橋 (SOLD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kawase Hasui 巴水 (1883-1957)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kamino Bridge, Fukagawa 深川上の橋\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (東京十二題 Tokyo jûnidai) \u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1920, Summer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWater and sky are almost ablaze in the glow of a dazzling orange sunset, our focus on a two-masted wooden boat gliding on the glassy river, framed perfectly beneath the darkened wooden posts and girders that form the Kamino Bridge. Our view seems to be where the Sendai Canal meets the Sumida River.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHasui has outdone himself in capturing a very specific moment at a specific place and time. It could almost be a film still, as the boats are gliding along, the colors of the setting sun are shifting by the second, and the people on the bridge are certainly in motion. This lovely wooden bridge is long gone, and a Tokyo that looks like this is also only a memory. Note also the brilliance of the printing, with the rough textures of the bridge that have the baren marks showing, contrasted with the glassy surfaces of the water and sky. Hasui himself wrote the following about this print in his diary: “The wooden Kami(no) Bridge connects the Fukagawa districts of Saga and Kiyosumi. The setting in this work is a summer evening. The shadows beneath the bridge at twilight contrast the light of the sunset, creating a fine impression. A sailboat moves slowly down the river: this ordinary scene was one that delighted me. Across the river is Nakazu. No incongruous western-style buildings are visible there, and I could not help but think that this area recalled the period when Hokusai designed his Sumidagawa ryôgan ichiran”. From the series “Twelve Scenes of Tokyo”. The sky and water in this print are a much deeper orange than the print depicted in Narazaki and Hotei, which has a more yellow-based color palette. Colors are also deeper here than the Balcer example at the VMFA and the Muller example at the National Museum of Asian Art. This deep orange is probably a variant coloration, but one that this dealer prefers for its intense drama. A rare, pre-earthquake design, especially in this condition and with these colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent impression, color and condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e ôban (26.5 x 38.4 cm) \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watanabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hotei #31 Narazaki #31. See Water and Shadow number IV.31 from the Balcer collection, now at the VMFA. See National Museum of Asian Art \u003cstrong\u003eSeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kawase \u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hasui\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kawase Hasui","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42632656781394,"sku":"HAC031R","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/3388\/6546\/files\/HAC031R_a1354bca-1794-4099-82fe-5a0f94f936be.jpg?v=1787110098","url":"https:\/\/egenolfgallery.com\/products\/hasui-kamino-bridge-fukagawa-%e6%b7%b1%e5%b7%9d%e4%b8%8a%e3%81%ae%e6%a9%8b","provider":"Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}