Kawase Hasui Woodblock Evening at Itako Published in 1930 Published by Sakai and Kawaguchi

Kawase Hasui Evening at Itako Woodblock 

Woodblock Print, post-war impression, originally published by Sakai and Kawaguchi signed, sealed in image at lower left.
The first edition of this design was published in 1930.
A rural view of the setting sun giving a soft glow to the village of Itako. No famous buildings in the distance or foreground, just a quite village scene done in a typical Hasui style. 

Signed - Hasui, with red artist's seal “Kawase"
Publisher - Kawaguchi, later edition from original blocks

Condition: Light toning at margins, but does not effect the color or image. Small top center wrinkle, very faint but seen at top of woodblock edge and slightly into the image. Top left has a small corner conservation, seen from the reverse. Back has top archival vintage tape. The woodblock has not been trimmed or altered.

Size: paper is 11 7/8 x 17
         image 14 3/4 x 10 7/16

“Hasui Kawase (1883 –1957) was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.  Hasui designed almost one thousand woodblock prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture.”
Referred to most simply as Hasui, his woodblocks have been highly collectable for years. To See his woodblocks you are immediately drawn to the details, especially in his snow and rain scenes and his night scenes. Unlike traditional woodblocks of the 19th century his scenes were emotional and not stories or folk tales or stories.

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