Kawase Hasui

Regarding Kawase Hasui, the Master of Shin Hanga

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was a Japanese artist who is best known for his woodblock prints of landscapes and cityscapes. Hasui was born in Tokyo and initially trained as a painter, studying with Yamamoto Shunkyo and Kaburagi Kiyokata. In 1918, Hasui began working as a designer for the Tokyo-based publisher Watanabe Shozaburo, which specialized in producing …

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