Shiba Zojoji Temple

Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957

Shiba Zojoji Temple

Artist : Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957
Series : Twenty Views of Tokyo
Date : 1925 (design printed in 2018)
Medium : woodblock
Item# : SWH001
Condition : Excellent; acquired directly from the publisher
Image size : 14 x 9 1/4 inches
Illustrated : Hasui, pl. 147
Comments : Later impression from re-cut blocks; Shoichiro Watanabe seal in lower right margin; probably the most popular design produced by Hasui
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About The Artist

Hasui, Kawase, 1883-1957

Born in Toyko. Given name Bunjiro. Studied as a boy with Aoyagi Bokusen and Araki Kan'yu and as an adult with Okada Saburosuke and Kaburagi Kiyokata. Exhibited Japanese-style paintings with Ugokai and Kyodokai. Inspired by Ito Shinsui's Eight Views of Lake Biwa, which he saw at a Kyodokai exhibition. Sought affiliation with Watanabe Shozaburo by preparing sketches for prints resulting in initial prints of 4 scenes of Shiobara Hot Springs in 1918 and ultimately a lifetime of collaboration. W.....

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