Kawase Hasui Frosty Morning In Nagaoka
Summary
日本語: 「伊豆長岡 霜の朝」、木版画
English: Frosty Morning in Nagaoka, Izu (Izu Nagaoka shimo no asa), Woodblock print 27.5 x 40.3 cm
Regarded as a major Japanese landscape artist of the 20th century, Hasui Kawase was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. Born Bunjiro Kawase in Tokyo, Hasui Kawase was the son of a silk braid merchant. He began his artistic career studying Japanese-style painting with Kiyokata, as well as Western-style at the Hakubakai. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Hasui Kawase’s prints are characterized by their serenity of mood and flawless composition.