Artist
Kawase Hasui
Japanese, 1883–1957
Kawase Hasui was a Japanese artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Kawase Hasui was born in Shiba-ku.
Hasui Kawase was a Japanese artist who was one of 20th century Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga . Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.
Collections represented
Museum
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