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Where was Kawase Hasui born?
Kawase Hasui was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1883. He was one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers and a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Shop a range of Kawase Hasui art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
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Early Japanese Woodblock Print Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto by Kawase Hasui
By Kawase Hasui 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A prolific artist and designer of the shin-hanga movement, Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was one of most important printmakers in modern Japan.
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Authentic Japanese Woodblock Print by Kawase Hasui - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto
Located in Norton, MA
Born Bunjiro Kawase in Tokyo, Hasui Kawase was the son of a silk braid merchant.
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints

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Kawase Hasui -- Rain at Yasuniwa (Nagano)
By Kawase Hasui
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Kawase Hasui Rain at Yasuniwa (Nagano), 1946 woodcut in colours Signed on the block, sealed, titled and dated in ink Publisher: Shozaburo Watanabe, with his 6mm seal The first state ...
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1940s Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Kawase Hasui -- Spring Rain at Gokoku Temple
By Kawase Hasui
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Kawase Hasui Spring Rain at Gokoku-ji Temple, 1932 Woodblock Print 1st Publication: 1932 Sheet size: 39 × 26 cm Date of this edition: 1932, 1st edition Publisher: Doi Teiichi Note...
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1930s Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Kawase Hasui -- Snow at Hie Shrine, circa 1946 - 1957
By Kawase Hasui
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883-1957) Snow at Hie Shrine, circa 1946 -1957 (dated in the publisher's seal) Woodblock Sheet size 37.5 x 26.0 cm (vertical oban) Frame size 51.3 x 38.5 x 2...
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1940s Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Kawase Hasui Rare Signed Japanese Woodblock Print Lakeside Shower, Matsue, 1932
By Kawase Hasui 1
Located in Studio City, CA
References: Narazaki Muneshige, Kawase Hasui mokuhanga shu, 1979, p. 111, pl 333 Kendall Brown, Kawase Hasui: The complete woodblock prints, 2003, Vol.
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Prints

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