Hasui (1883 - 1957 )

Regarded as a major Japanese landscape artist of the 20th century, Hasui Kawase’s prints are characterized by their serenity of mood and flawless composition. Born Bunjiro Kawase in Tokyo, Hasui Kawase was the son of a silk braid merchant. He began his artistic career studying Japanese-style painting with Kiyokata, as well as Western-style at the Hakubakai. His talent was clear, exhibiting in the Tatsumi Exhibition of Painting at age 19. However, soon after seeing Shinsui’s series Eight Views of Lake Biwa, Hasui turned his attention to woodblock printing in 1919. Shozaburo Watanabe was the first to recognize his artistic genius and Hasui Kawase soon became the most popular artist working for this prestigious publisher. Hasui traveled widely in Japan and his subjects consisted mostly of his surroundings. These Japanese landscape prints are based upon small, quick sketches and watercolors taken from nature. Unfortunately, during the earthquake of 1923, all of his woodblocks and over 200 sketches were destroyed. The works that predate this event are extremely scarce and in great demand today. Undaunted, Hasui continued to produce his landscape prints. In 1956, the Japanese government’s Committee for the Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage designated Hasui's Zojo Temple in Snow and the documentation of its production as Intangible Cultural Treasures, the greatest artistic honor in postwar Japan. All of Hasui Kawase Japanese landscape artwork prints are signed “Hasui” usually with a variety of red seals reading “sui.” Though Watanabe published the majority of Hasui Kawase’s prints, Doi, Kawaguchi, Sakai and others published some designs as well.

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The 20th century saw the emergence of two modern Japanese print movements: Shin Hanga, or “new prints,” and Sosaku Hanga, or “creative prints.” Both sought an identity somewhere between centuries of rich cultural tradition and modern global character. With growing realism, changing techniques, and a newfound international audience, the Shin Hanga movement portrayed familiar Japanese themes through modern eyes. From sensual beauties and expressive actors, to atmospheric landscapes and sensitive nature studies, the principal genres of ukiyo-e reasserted themselves with renewed vigor. The Sosaku Hanga movement emphasized the participation of the artist in every aspect of production. From carving to printing, modern Japanese printmaking adopted a more spontaneous, expressive attitude through the artistic explorations of this movement. Ranging from figural to abstract, Sosaku Hanga flourished after WWII. Explore Ronin Gallery's selection of modern prints and paintings below.

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  • Akiyama, Iwao
  • Amano, Kunihiro
  • Arichi, Yoshito
  • Bakufu
  • Beato, Felice
  • Fukita, Fumiaki
  • Fukuda, Heihachiro
  • Goyo
  • Hasegawa, Konobu
  • Hashimoto, Okiie
  • Hasui
  • Hoson
  • Ikeda, Zuigetsu
  • Ikegami, Isao
  • Inagaki, Tomoo
  • Inagaki, Toshijiro
  • Inuzuka, Taisui
  • Ito, Nisaburo
  • Kamei, Tobei (Genbei)
  • Kanpo
  • Keibun
  • Kinoshita, Tomio
  • Kiyohara, Hitoshi
  • Kiyoshi
  • Kiyotada IV
  • Koei
  • Kogyo
  • Koitsu
  • Koson
  • Kotondo
  • Koyama, Avito
  • Kusakabe, Kimbei
  • Kuzuhara, Teru
  • Mabuchi, Toru
  • Maekawa, Senpan
  • Mifune, Tsunade
  • Mizufune, Rokushu
  • Morikane
  • Murakami, Sadao
  • Nagai, Kiyoshi (Hiroyuki Tajima)
  • Nakao, Yoshitaka
  • Nakayama, Shuko
  • Nishimura, Hodo
  • Ohtsu, Kazuyuki
  • Okada, Koichi
  • Okumura, Koichi
  • Onchi, Koshiro
  • Pissarro, Camille
  • Rakusan (Rakuzan)
  • Ridley, Matthew White
  • Sadanobu III
  • Sakai, Doitsu
  • Sanmonji, Kazuhiko
  • Sawada, Tetsuro
  • Seiko
  • Sekino, Jun'ichiro
  • Shin'ei
  • Shinsui
  • Shiro
  • Shoson
  • Shoun
  • Shuho
  • Chigusa, Soun
  • Sozan
  • Tadakiyo
  • Tadamasa
  • Takahashi, Ushio
  • Tamimasa
  • Taniguchi, Kokyo
  • Tatsumi
  • Toyonari
  • Ueda, Fujo
  • Uehara, Konen
  • Umeno, Takako
  • Unno, Mitsuhiro
  • Urushibara, Mokuchu
  • Ushiku, Kenji
  • Wada, Sanzo
  • Yamaguchi, Susumu
  • Yamao, Akio
  • Aoyama, Masaharu
  • Araki, Tetsuo
  • Asano,Takeji
  • Azechi, Umetaro
  • Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy
  • Bartlett, Charles
  • Bonnard, Pierre
  • Cassatt, Mary
  • Yoshida, Chizuko
  • Degas, Edgar
  • Keith, Elizabeth
  • Foujita, Tsuguharu
  • Fujita, Fumio
  • Kitaoka, Fumio
  • Hack, Vincent
  • Hagiwara, Hideo
  • Hara, Takeshi
  • Hyde, Helen
  • Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de
  • Kawanishi, Hide
  • Hiratsuka, Unichi
  • Hoshi, Joichi
  • Ide, Gakusui
  • Imaizumi, Tadayoshi
  • Ishiwata, Koitsu
  • Ito, Yuhan
  • Iwami, Reika
  • Jacoulet, Paul
  • Kajiwara, Hisako
  • Karhu, Clifton
  • Kawada, Kan
  • Kawano, Kaoru
  • Okamoto, Kazuko
  • Sasajima, Kihei
  • Kobashi,Yasuhide
  • Konishi, Seiichiro
  • Kotozuka, Eiichi
  • Inoue, Kozo
  • Lum, Bertha
  • Maki, Haku
  • Manet, Edouard
  • Tanaka, Masaaki
  • Miki, Suizan
  • Miller, Lilian
  • Minagawa, Taizo
  • Miyamoto, Shufu
  • Miyashita, Tokio
  • Mori, Yoshitoshi
  • Munakata, Shiko
  • Nakayama, Tadashi
  • Namiki, Hajime
  • Matsubara, Naoko
  • Nishijima, Katsuyuki
  • Norikane, Hiroto
  • Oda, Kazuma
  • Ohashi, Shigeyuki
  • Okuyama, Gihachiro
  • Okuyama, Gijin
  • Onda, Akio
  • Ono, Tadashige
  • Osugi, Shoji
  • Ouchi, Makoto
  • Rei, Yuki
  • Tanaka, Ryohei
  • Saito, Kiyoshi
  • Seiler, Willy
  • Shimotakahara, Nobuteru
  • Ashikaga, Shizuo
  • Kawarazaki, Shodo
  • Shotei (aka Hiroaki)
  • Mori, Shuncho
  • Natori, Shunsen
  • Sugiura, Kazutoshi
  • Tajima, Hiroyuki
  • Takagi, Shiro
  • Takahashi, Rikio
  • Takane, Koko
  • Ito, Takashi
  • Takeshita, Kin-u
  • Takeuchi, Keishu
  • Tamamura, Kozaburo
  • Tanigami, Konan
  • Tissot, James
  • Tokuriki, Tomikichiro
  • Tomita, Fumio
  • Unsigned / Unknown Artist
  • Vuillard, Edouard
  • Watanabe, Sadao
  • Whistler, James McNeil
  • Yayanagi, Go
  • Yoshida, Hiroshi
  • Yoshida, Hodaka
  • Yoshida, Masaji
  • Yoshida, Toshi
  • Katsuda, Yukio

Series

  • 12 Views of Tokyo
  • Selected Views of Japan
  • Souvenirs of Travel I
  • Souvenirs of Travel II
  • Souvenirs of Travel III
  • Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Hasui)

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Animals & Fish
  • Architectural
  • Autumn
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Birds
  • Bridges
  • Cats & Dogs
  • Children
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Landscapes
  • Moon & Night
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Nature
  • Pastimes
  • Rain
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Tokaido
  • Waterfalls and Rapids
  • Waterscapes
  • Winter

Period

  • 1912 - 1945 (Taisho & Early Showa)
  • 1945 - 1989 (Showa & Postwar Period)
  • 1989 - Today (Heisei & Reiwa)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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Snow at Mukojima

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Hyojogawara in Sendai

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Konjikido at Chusonji in Hiraizumi

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Fine Day After Snow at Asakusa Kannon Temple

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Fine Day After Snow at Asakusa Kannon Temple

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Fudo Temple in Meguro

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Rain at Lakeside in Matsue

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Rain at Lakeside in Matsue

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Nagoya Castle

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Morning at Yobuko in Hizen (Saga)

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Morning at Yobuko in Hizen (Saga)

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Lake Toya in Hokkaido

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Lake Toya in Hokkaido

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Konjikido in Hiraizumi

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Saruiwa, Shiobara

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Shiba Benten Pond

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Zaimoku Island in Matsushima

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Zaimoku Island in Matsushima

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The Road to Nikko

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The Road to Nikko

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Autumn at Oirase

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Autumn at Oirase

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Shinagawa

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Snow at Ginkakuji Temple

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Snow at Ginkakuji Temple

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Snow at Shiba Park, Tokyo

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Snow at Shiba Park, Tokyo

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Udo Tower at Kumamoto Castle

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Udo Tower at Kumamoto Castle

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Snow at Shinkawabata in Handa

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Snow at Shinkawabata in Handa

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Kinosaki at Tajima

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Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto

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Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto

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Spring Snow, Kiyomizu Temple

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Spring Snow, Kiyomizu Temple

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