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15 February 2006

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), sometimes deemed "the foremost 20th-century Japanese landscape print artist," was a member of that loose association called the shin-hanga school, one purpose of which was to revitalize the classic ukiyo-e tradition in Japanese printmaking. Active and widely published, Hasui was nonetheless not awarded a deserved critical regard until recently. Though he was designated a Living National Treasure in 1957, the year of his death, it was only in 1979 that the first monograph on his work appeared. [More:]
Big prints: here and here and here and here 8if links don't open, click twice)
posted by matteo 15 February | 11:50
Wow! Amazing;y beautiful. I want to be here.

Thanks, Matteo, I think I may have found a book I can't live without!
posted by Specklet 15 February | 12:27
I was talking to a neighbour a couple of weeks ago and she said that when the sun sets over the forest where we live it looks like a Hasui sky. I intended to look up the artist on t'internet, but forgot, so thanks for posting this.

What gorgeous pictures!
posted by essexjan 15 February | 14:02
Great subject. Wonderful genre. Thanks.
posted by shane 16 February | 10:07
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