|
|
||||||||
|
Kawase Hasui
(1883-1957) Known for his
exquisite landscape prints, Kawase Hasui was one of
the most prolific and talented shin hanga artists
of the early 20th century. He designed around six
hundred prints total, mainly for the publisher
Watanabe Shozaburo. In 1956, he was declared a
Living National Treasure by the Japanese
government. Among the many
themes that characterize Hasui's work, his
attention to detail in shadows stands out as
particularly distinctive. In the print featured
above "Moon over the Ara River at Akabane", one can
see the figure of a mother carrying a child on her
back in the shadow before the fisherman's
hut. hanga
gallery |
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
