Kawase Hasui — Statement Trio | Ocean Theme | Japanese Woodblock Art Print (Shin Hanga)

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Kawase Hasui — Statement Trio | Ocean Theme | Japanese Woodblock Art Print (Shin Hanga)Kawase Hasui (18831957) is the supreme master of Shin Hanga landscape printmaking the artist whose images of rain drenched temples, snow covered shrines, and moonlit harbours became the defining visual expression of 20th century Japanese lyrical art. Designated a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government in 1956, he produced over 600 prints across a career of extraordinary consistency and beauty. His works are now among the most avidly

and art education remains foundational

Its original release poster

A central figure at Els Quatre Gats in Barcelona and a major influence on the young Picasso

Each work combines bold composition

and dramatic typography

decisive — reveal the extraordinary intelligence behind the apparent ease of his finished work

Influenced by both Degas and Japanese woodblock prints

Collecting his work is collecting the source of an entire visual tradition

Some things deserve to be permanent

and visually complex body of work in Edo painting

Hiroshi Yoshida (1880–1955) was one of the most celebrated shin-hanga artists of the 20th century

His mythological and fantastical imagery defined the aesthetic of an era