Eastern Hamlet, Horyu Temple (Horyuji higashi sato)
1956 · Color woodblock print
Paper: 26.7 × 39.2 cm (10 9/16 × 15 7/16 in.); Block: 24.2 × 36.2 cm (9 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Kawase Hasui
Japanese, 1883
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Kawase Hasui was a Japanese woodblock printmaker specializing in landscape and travel scenes during the early twentieth century. Working in the shin-hanga tradition, he created atmospheric compositions of rural Japan, coastal views, and seasonal phenomena using bold compositional framing and a restrained palette of blues, greens, and earth tones. His prints capture nocturnal and weather-dependent moments, emphasizing mood over topographical detail. Hasui's approach bridged Edo-period ukiyo-e conventions with modernist sensibilities of line and negative space.
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