Original woodblock print - evening light, reflecting in the river - Washi paper - riverside, - Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957) - "Kabukiza" 歌舞伎座 (Kabuki Theater) - Evening light, reflecting in the river - Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019)

Original woodblock print, Published by Nakajima Shobisha - Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957) - "Kabukiza" 歌舞伎座 (Kabuki Theater) - Evening light, reflecting in the river - Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019) First edition 1925 (Shōwa 4) . This is a later edition (atozuri 後摺) , printed using the original woodblocks. Publisher : Nakajima Shyo-bisya, printed by master printer : Numabe How also prints the Yoshida prints The measurements of the image are 33,2 x 22,5 cm. The full paper size: 38 x 27 cm. See Art Institute of Chicago: https: //www. artic. edu/artworks/196766/the-kabuki-theater-kabukiza 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 See the “light-lines” in the blue air and beautiful reflection in the water. 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 excellent condition and has never been framed before. Will be shipped worldwide with tracking post, between hardboard plates to prevent bending or any damage in transport.