No image

The Temple Zōjōji in Shiba, from the series Twenty Views of Tokyo

Hasui KawaseWW-1925-001902

1925·Woodblock print (vertical ōban); ink and color on paper·Vertical ōban; image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm)

Gift of Joan Kramer Holt, in memory of her parents, 1997

Catalogue

Year: 1925
Medium: Woodblock print (vertical ōban); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (36.2 × 24.1 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Hasui Kawase

Artist

Hasui Kawase

Painting

Hasui Kawase was a Japanese artist who was one of 20th century Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga . Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.

Full artist profile →