Original woodblock print - washi paper - Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957) - "Shiba Benten ike" 芝弁天池 (Shiba Benten pond) - Japan - Heisei period (1989-2019)

Technique: Original woodblock print Artist: Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 (1883-1957) Titled: "Shiba Benten ike" 芝弁天池 (Shiba Benten pond) Heisei period (1989-2019) First edition 1929 (Shōwa 4) . This is a later edition , printed using the original woodblocks. Publisher : Nakajima Shyo-bisya, printed by master printer : Numabe who also prints the Yoshida prints The measurements of the image within the margin are 237 x 365 mm. The full paper size: 280 x 410 mm. Never been framed. The print is as new. In mint condition ! 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. You might know me by now. All the prints are send between hardboard and carton plates to prevent any damage in transport. Sending worldwide, insured with tracking post. (Post. NL and DHL Express)