Woodblock Print 'Samidare (Arakawa River)五月雨 (荒川) (Continuous Early-Summer Rain) - Reiwa - Kawase - Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) - Published by Doi Eiichi - Japan

Technique Original woodblock print
Artist Kawase HaSui (1883-1957)
Title: Samidare (Arakawa River)
Japan, Dawn (2019-Present)

The gentle rain tends to bring down one’s spirits, but this piece captures the Arakawa River during the rainy season. It expresses a sense of languor without being overly heavy, portraying a rain-soaked scene that quietly seeps into the heart.

First published in 1932.
This is a later edition, printed using the original woodblocks.
Printed by: Doi Print Shop
Printmaker: Yamamoto

Size in the margins: 360 x 240 mm.
Full sheet size: 410 x 275 mm.
Unframed.
Mint condition!

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was a Japanese painter. One of the most prominent printmakers of the New Printmaking Movement, Hasui Kawase is perhaps the most famous Japanese landscape painter of the 20th century.

As a modern printmaker, Hasui Kawase gave first priority to the atmosphere of a place. In particular, their obsessive interest in depicting light characterizes the dreamlike atmosphere of their prints. Artists like Kawase Tomosui expressed a romantic yearning for nature, his rural roots, and the warmth of wooden architecture that was being lost in the Tokyo metropolis.

Most of his prints were destroyed in a fire the year before his death. He was recognized as a Living National Treasure.

Technique Original woodblock print
Artist Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
Title: twilight snowfall
Japan, Dawn (2019-Present)

The falling snow is very beautiful. A very quiet scene. Quaint work with two kimono-clad women crossing a bridge.

First published in 1932.
This is a later edition, printed using the original woodblocks.
Printed by: Doi Print Shop
Printmaker: Yamamoto

Size in the margins: 360 x 234 mm.
Full sheet size: 400 x 265 mm.
Unframed.
Mint condition!

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) was a Japanese painter. One of the most prominent printmakers of the New Printmaking Movement, Hasui Kawase is perhaps the most famous Japanese landscape painter of the 20th century.

As a modern printmaker, Hasui Kawase gave first priority to the atmosphere of a place. In particular, their obsessive interest in depicting light characterizes the dreamlike atmosphere of their prints. Artists like Kawase Tomosui expressed a romantic yearning for nature, his rural roots, and the warmth of wooden architecture that was being lost in the Tokyo metropolis.

Most of his prints were destroyed in a fire the year before his death. He was recognized as a Living National Treasure.

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