Asian Collection Internet Auction
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Cataloged under an auction title rather than its original Japanese subject heading, this woodblock print by Kawanishi entered the collecting market through an internet sale of Asian art. The loss of original titles is common when prints pass through secondary markets without their original wrappers, albums, or gallery documentation. Kawanishi's known subjects range from Kobe harbor views and urban street scenes to rural landscapes, figure studies, and cultural documentation, making it difficult to identify the specific subject from the auction title alone. The print represents one of many works by sosaku-hanga artists that circulate internationally through online platforms, their auction provenance replacing the gallery or publisher provenance that originally accompanied them.
More Prints by Hide Kawanishi
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Asian Collection Internet Auction was created by Hide Kawanishi (川西英).
Asian Collection Internet Auction depicts landscapes.