Starlit Night At Miyajima by Hasui From Souvenirs of Travel III Series Publisher Watanabe Shozaburo Seal 1928

Title: Starlit Night At Miyajima (Hoshizukiyo [Miyajima)
from the series Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)
Size: oban
Signature and Seal on lower right in block: Hasui Kawase (Sealed)
Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (Hotei 'D', circa 1929-1942) to bottom right margin Hanken shoyu Watanabe Shozaburo
Year: 1928

Condition: very crisp and clean woodblock, not damage to the margins or image. The back top edge is archival hinged and light marks on the top corners, very faint. Bottom margin has notes in margins in pencil. Left edge has a small piece of scotch tape, please see image. NOTE, the tapes does not affect or is it on the front of image, only on the back. 
A very good impression. Please see the images for more details. 

From the Series Souvenirs of Travel III Series, the woodblock shows the Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture or called the floating tori gate. His rich blues again stature the image with the glow of the shrine to guide the viewer in. A beautiful and serene image by Hasui.

“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.

Sturgis Antiques will be posting a collection of Hasui, collected by one person over decades, each of the woodblocks are in very good to near perfect condition. 
Enjoy the art of one of Japanese most celebrated artist of the woodblock form.

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