Original woodblock print, Published by Nakajima Shobisha - snow, winter, Temple - Washi paper - snow, winter, temple - Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957) - 'Yuki no Miyajima' 雪の宮島 (Miyajima in Snow) NO RESERVE PRICE ! - Japan - Reiwa period (2019-present)
Technique: Original woodblock print
Published by Nakajima Shobisha
Artist: Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957)
Titled: " Miyajima in snow"
First edition 1929 (Shōwa 4) .
This is a later edition, printed using the original woodblocks.
printed by master printer : Numabe Shinkichi who also prints the Yoshida prints
The measurements of the image are 36 x 24 cm.
The full paper size: 42 x 28,5 cm. so wide margin
Kawase Hasui (川瀬 巴水1883 – 1957) was a Japanese artist. One of the most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga movement, Kawase Hasui is possibly the most renowned Japanese landscape artist of the 20th century.
Kawase Hasui, a modern printmaker gave primacy to the mood of a place. Especially their persistent interest in depicting light characterizes the dreamlike atmosphere in their prints. Artists such as Kawase Hasui expressed a romantic yearning for nature, rural roots and the warm wooden architecture that was disappearing in urban Tokyo
Most of his woodblock were destroyed in a fire, the year before he died. The artist was declared a living National Treasure.
The woodblock print is in very good condition and has never been framed before.
Every week we offer a wide range of Japanse art prints here on Catawiki. Click on our name, to find out what our running offerings are this week !
All the prints are send between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Sending nearly worldwide, insured with tracking post.
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Technique: Original woodblock print
Published by Nakajima Shobisha
Artist: Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957)
Titled: " Miyajima in snow"
First edition 1929 (Shōwa 4) .
This is a later edition, printed using the original woodblocks.
printed by master printer : Numabe Shinkichi who also prints the Yoshida prints
The measurements of the image are 36 x 24 cm.
The full paper size: 42 x 28,5 cm. so wide margin
Kawase Hasui (川瀬 巴水1883 – 1957) was a Japanese artist. One of the most prominent print designers of the shin-hanga movement, Kawase Hasui is possibly the most renowned Japanese landscape artist of the 20th century.
Kawase Hasui, a modern printmaker gave primacy to the mood of a place. Especially their persistent interest in depicting light characterizes the dreamlike atmosphere in their prints. Artists such as Kawase Hasui expressed a romantic yearning for nature, rural roots and the warm wooden architecture that was disappearing in urban Tokyo
Most of his woodblock were destroyed in a fire, the year before he died. The artist was declared a living National Treasure.
The woodblock print is in very good condition and has never been framed before.
Every week we offer a wide range of Japanse art prints here on Catawiki. Click on our name, to find out what our running offerings are this week !
All the prints are send between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Sending nearly worldwide, insured with tracking post.