{"product_id":"kawase-hasui","title":"Kawase Hasui","description":"\u003cp\u003eKawase Hasui (1883-1957) was one of the most influential Japanese print artists of the twentieth century. A leading figure of the shin hanga movement and a prodigious designer of landscape prints, Hasui combined traditional Japanese themes with Western techniques, such as perspective and lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKawase Hasui: Capturing the Soul of Japan\u003c\/em\u003e offers a richly illustrated overview of Hasui's almost forty-year career, with special attention given to recurring themes in his art, from the tranquil villages of the Shiobara hot-springs district to the shifting urban landscapes of Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHasui produced some six hundred woodblock prints, numerous watercolours as well as illustrations for magazines and postcard-sized prints that to date have been little researched. His activity coincided with a period of Japan's changing national identity and this publication explores how elements of state propaganda at times subtly shaped his choice of motifs, a trend also seen in the work of other shin hanga contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume is a discussion of print variations and the use of seals in identifying Hasui prints, which assists readers - scholars, collectors and enthusiasts of Japanese art - to have a deeper understanding of this important print artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boekie.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57106049696009,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3685\/0953\/files\/Kawase-Hasui-boek-cover-9789464781182_b68ed2b2-0a31-4661-a030-67a2cdd5ac16.jpg?v=1780825594","url":"https:\/\/boekie.nl\/products\/kawase-hasui","provider":"Boekie.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}