Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Posthumous

Born in Tokyo on May 18th, 1883 given name was "Bunjiro". Kawase Hasui was the eldest son of a merchant family he studied at the Kiyokata Academy of Art. He was inspired by Ito Shinsui's "Eight Views of Lake Biwa" he is known as one of the most prolific and best lanscape artists of Snow.

A Western-style painter who studied with Kiyokata Kaburagi, Hasui turned to printmaking in 1919 with the encouragement of the influential publisher Watanabe. He became one of the most prolific and best known artists of the New Print movement among Western collectors. Specializing in landscapes and known for visiting every place of scenic interest in Japan, he was named a Living National Treasure in 1956.

The Works of Hasui: Woodblock Prints

• Hasui Landcape
• Hasui Snow
• Hasui Snow at Kiyomizu Temple
• Hasui Night scene at Miyajima
• Hasui Zojoji Temple
• Hasui Lake Chuzenji
• Hasui Ueno Toshogu Prints

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Shiba Gate in Snow (Sold)   Snow at Heian Shrine   Yakushi Temple, Nara (Sold)   Cherries at Night in Koganei   Rain at Shinobazu Pond   Eitai Bridge (Eitaibashi) (Sold)   Snow at Hiei Shrine (Sold)   Agatsuma Gorge   Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto   Snow at Shiba Park   The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kawase Hasui (Sold)   Senju Waterfall, Akame

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Artist Bio Index:

18th & 19th C. Artists:				Hiroshige Chikanobu Eisen Eizan Gakutei Hirosada Hiroshige II Hokusai Kunichika Kunisada Kuniyoshi Kyosai (Gyosai) Shunsho Toyokuni I Toyokuni III Yoshitoshi
20th C. Artists:				Bertha Lum Charles Bartlett Chiura Obata Clifton Karhu Cyrus Leroy Baldridge Elizabeth Keith Hajime Namiki Haku Maki Hashiguchi Goyo Helen Hyde Hiroshi Yoshida Ito Shinsui Joichi Hoshi Katsunori Hamanishi Kawase Hasui Kawase Hasui   (Posthumous) Kiyoshi Saito Koshiro Onchi Ohara Shoson   (Koson) Paul Jacoulet Ryohei Tanaka Sadao Watanabe Shigeki Kuroda Shinichi Nakazawa Shiro Kasamatsu Yamamoto Shoun Sugiura Tadashi Nakayama Takahashi Hiroaki   (Shotei) Toko Shinoda Tomoo Inagaki Toraji Ishikawa Torii Kotondo Toshi Yoshida Tsuchiya Koitsu Tsuruya Kokei Umetaro Azechi Unichi Hiratsuka Yoshitoshi Mori Yuji Hiratsuka
China Trade:				Auguste Borget Chinese School Edward Hildebrandt Thomas Allom William Alexander
Modern Originals:				Carol Jessen
Natural History:				J. James Audubon Mark Catesby John Gould
Antique Maps:				Conrad Lotter Gilles Robert Gerard de Jode Henricus Hondius Jan Huygen John Tallis Matthaeus Seutter Nicolas Sanson

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