Kawase Hasui@Evening at Soemoncho
Item No | A1-99-159 |
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Title | Evening at Soemoncho |
Artist | Kawase Hasui |
Date | 1933 |
Condition | Foxing,Rubbing,Folding line |
Size | 26.5~39cm |
Price | $1882.13 |
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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 gHasuih. Afterwards, he got to know Watanabe Shozaburo, then had a chance to see gOmi Hakkeih 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 gShiobarah from Watanabe Printshop, afterwards, produced a number of landscape prints throughout his life. A representative printmaker of Shinhanga .