Appraisal: Kawase Hasui Woodblock Print, ca. 1945
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Appraisal: Kawase Hasui Woodblock Print, ca. 1945
See Sachiko Hori appraise a Kawase Hasui woodblock print, ca. 1945, in Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 3.
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Appraisal: Kawase Hasui Woodblock Print, ca. 1945
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See Sachiko Hori appraise a Kawase Hasui woodblock print, ca. 1945, in Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 3.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: My father was stationed in Okinawa at the end of World War II, and he was a gunner on a B-24.
After the war, he worked in the kitchen on the base.
GUEST: He would trade things for art and-and collectibles.
He brought it home and he kept it in a folder... for probably about 40 years.
APPRAISER: All right, yes.
GUEST: And then I discovered it, and asked him one year to give it to me for my birthday.
APPRAISER: Oh, great.
GUEST: And he did that.
APPRAISER: He did, yeah, you like it, right?
GUEST: I love it.
APPRAISER: It's a Japanese printmaker called Hasui.
H-A-S-U-I.
He signed "Hasui" here.
"Hasui" here.
GUEST: Okay.
Oh, uh-huh.
APPRAISER: The signature.
And then the seal.
But his, uh, full name was Kawase Hasui.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: Kawase was the last name, was born in 1883.
Kawase Hasui was very influential...
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: ...in making this traditional print into, like, new type.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And this-this color, use of color is wonderful.
GUEST: Wow, yes.
APPRAISER: And it ver-- became very popular among American people.
GUEST Okay.
Okay.
APPRAISER: Uh, popular in Japan, too.
Mr. Steve Jobs...
GUEST: Oh.
APPRAISER: ...loved this artist.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And he had about maybe dozen or 20 in his collection.
GUEST: My goodness.
APPRAISER: In America, this-- his price is going up now.
GUEST: Oh, boy.
APPRAISER: You were lucky!
(chuckles) GUEST: Okay!
APPRAISER: It's in Hiroshima prefecture, east of Hiroshima, an hour away.
APPRAISER: And it's a seaside.
He carved this in 1940, but he kept printing.
There's a publisher name.
GUEST: Oh.
APPRAISER: Publisher is very famous too, called Watanabe.
From this publisher's mark, you can say it's in the mid-1940s.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: Conservatively, in auction, you say $2,500 to $3,500.
GUEST: Oh my, wow.
APPRAISER: If the color was a little bit better, it could maybe go for over $5,000 too.
GUEST: Wow.
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: 17th C. Italian Renaissance Walnut Cabinet (2m 39s)
Appraisal: 1836 Mary Tidball School Sampler
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 56s | Appraisal: 1836 Mary Tidball School Sampler (2m 56s)
Appraisal: 1881 Alkali Balls Mold Patent Model
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m | Appraisal: 1881 Alkali Balls Mold Patent Model (2m)
Appraisal: 1902 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Poster
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 4m 1s | Appraisal: 1902 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Poster (4m 1s)
Appraisal: 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 3m 47s | Appraisal: 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic Collection (3m 47s)
Appraisal: 1974 Sam Maloof Benches
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 12s | Appraisal: 1974 Sam Maloof Benches (2m 12s)
Appraisal: Barbie Doll with Gay Parisienne Outfit, ca. 1959
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 1m 19s | Appraisal: Barbie Doll with Gay Parisienne Outfit, ca. 1959 (1m 19s)
Appraisal: British Invasion Concert Scrapbook, ca. 1965
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 59s | Appraisal: British Invasion Concert Scrapbook, ca. 1965 (2m 59s)
Appraisal: Chinese Porcelain & Stoneware Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: Chinese Porcelain & Stoneware Collection (3m 10s)
Appraisal: Cotton Printed Women's Dress, ca. 1798
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Cotton Printed Women's Dress, ca. 1798 (2m 39s)
Appraisal: Diamond & Gold Maple Leaf Pin, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 1m 2s | Appraisal: Diamond & Gold Maple Leaf Pin, ca. 1920 (1m 2s)
Appraisal: English Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, ca. 1860
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 24s | Appraisal: English Porcelain Ornithological Dessert Service, ca. 1860 (2m 24s)
Appraisal: English Pub Clock, ca. 1860
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: English Pub Clock, ca. 1860 (1m 3s)
Appraisal: Fire Helmet & Fire Parade Hat
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 9s | Appraisal: Fire Helmet & Fire Parade Hat (2m 9s)
Appraisal: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Monotype, ca. 1970
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Monotype, ca. 1970 (2m 39s)
Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Diamond Brooch, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 1m 40s | Appraisal: Tiffany & Co. Diamond Brooch, ca. 1900 (1m 40s)
Appraisal: Wadsworth Jarrell Watercolor Painting, ca. 1965
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 2m 28s | Appraisal: Wadsworth Jarrell Watercolor Painting, ca. 1965 (2m 28s)
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 3m 14s | Appraisal: WWII WASP Archive (3m 14s)
Owner Interview: 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep12 | 1m 20s | Owner Interview: 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic Collection (1m 20s)
Preview: Denver Botanic Chatfield Farms, Hour 3
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Preview: S29 Ep12 | 30s | Preview: Denver Botanic Chatfield Farms, Hour 3 (30s)
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