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Catalog note / 解説

Kawase Hasui "It seems there are some dimensional differences of Hasui Heisei editions compared with early versions. Please see the image here, where left is the Hesei version and right an early version (no seals, estimated early prewar). "In another image, where both prints are overlayed, you see that the Heisei version is approx. 5mm smaller at the "short" side. However the long side doesn't show any significant difference in length. "I am no expert in paper, can this be explained by shrinking? 5mm shrinking I would accept, but I expect that an older print shrinks more (or maybe, older paper is of higher quality and therefore has more dimensional stability?). Furthermore, shrinking not on…