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Kawase Hasui Rainy Day in Matsue

Item No A3-89-102
Title Rainy Day in Matsue
Artist Kawase Hasui
Condition Very good
Size 39×26cm
Price SOLD
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Kawase Hasui
1883-1957
Shinhanga artist. Born to a textile dealer as the first son. His uncle was Kanagaki Robun, a famous playwrite. A pupil of Kaburaki Kiyokata who gave him the Go of “Hasui”. Afterwards, he got to know Watanabe Shozaburo, then had a chance to see “Omi Hakkei” created by Ito Shinsui from the same school as his, which evoked him an interest in the wood-block print. In 1918, he released three pieces of “Shiobara” from Watanabe Printshop, afterwards, produced a number of landscape prints throughout his life. A representative printmaker of Shinhanga .