Morning at Mitohama by Kawase Hasui 1953

Morning at Mitohama by Kawase Hasui 1953
Later printing by Watanabe
Red artist's seal, title and date bottom margin
15 1/2" by 10 3/4" — HASI20 $425

Kawase Hasui (1883–1957) is one of the great masters of the Shin Hanga movement, his art declared a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government. Hasui's interest in Japanese woodblock prints developed during his apprenticeship with the famous Japanese painter, Kaburaki Kiyokata. His intense blue night scenes and prints of snowfall or rain are hugely popular with vivid coloring and entrancing natural beauty. He traveled throughout Japan sketching scenic landscapes. Watanabe's wood carvers would make the blocks for printing. Other Shin Hanga artists are included in this section.