HASUI Japanese Woodblock Print HARBOR AT NIGHT 1933

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HASUI Japanese Woodblock Print HARBOR AT NIGHT 1933 KAWASE HASUI Harbor at Night, Otaru Date: 1933, published by Watanabe, this is a later edition printed from original woodblocksSize: oban , with full margins, 10.625" X 15.5" Condition: Fine, no flaws, never framed, uncirculated print Impression: Fine, excellent registration and key lines; nice surface texture Color: Fine, deep saturated color with bleed through to verso Documentation: Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints , Hotei, 2003 Hasui is known for his masterful compositions of Japan's red temples and snow scenes, but perhaps his finest depictions are of night time scenes of Japan. These subtle prints like the one shown here, are clear evidence of why Hasui was named a national living treasure in 1953. ABOUT KAWASE HASUI Kawase Hasui (1883 – 1957) was a Japanese woodblock print maker in the early 20th century. He and Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) are widely regarded as two of the greatest artists of the shin hanga style, and are known especially for their excellent landscape prints. During the forty years of his artistic career, Hasui worked closely with Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962), publisher and advocate of the shin hanga movement. His works became widely known in the West through American connoisseur Robert O. Muller (1911-2003). In 1956, he was named a Living National Treasure in Japan. Hasui worked almost exclusively on landscape and townscape prints based on sketches he made in Tokyo and during travels around Japan. However, his prints are not merely meisho (famous places) prints that are typical of earlier ukiyo-e masters such as Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). Hasui’s prints feature locale that are tranquil and obscure in the then-urbanizing Japan. The dreamlike quality in Hasui’s prints epitomizes a yearning for the past and a preservation of the past in the midst of rapid modernization. VISIT OUR EBAY STORE FOR MORE WOODBLOCK PRINTS AND BOOKS ABOUT WOODBLOCK ARTISTS Please feel free to email us through the eBay message system with any questions. WE PREFER PAYPAL, but in the event that you do not have a Paypal account we will accept payment through the mail or by wire transfer. Please contact us through eBay for the mailing address. Items purchased will be shipped only to the address on the eBay account. State of New York residents are required to pay 8% sales tax. International If payment has not been received within 7 days of the end of the purchase, a Non-Paying Bidder report will be filed with eBay unless other arrangements have been made with the seller. SHIPPING - Domestic shipping costs are listed on the item's eBay page. Domestic U.S. buyers may combine prints (sorry NOT BOOKS or books with prints) purchased within a 7-day period. Additional prints shipped domestically are $3.00 each. International shipping costs are listed on the item's eBay page, and additional prints shipped internationally are $5.00 each. When combining prints into one shipment the highest shipping rate applies, plus any additional item fees as listed on the auction page. This includes items listed as free shipping when combined with items requiring postage. Seller is not responsible for any customs fees or VAT that may be incurred by international buyers. RETURNS - We make every effort to present each item accurately. If you have a question, please contact us through the eBay message system for clarification prior to bidding. If you are unhappy with your print, you may return it within 14 days of the date it was shipped to you for a refund less shipping/handling charges. Items returned because they are not as described will be refunded 100%. There is a 20% restocking fee for items returned for any other reason than the item was not as described. FEEDBACK - Once you have left your feedback, and we are sure you are satisfied with your item, our positive feedback response is automatically left on your eBay feedback account. Your positive feedback triggers our automated... read more

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