Kawase Hasui — Snow at Shiba Park: Japanese Woodblock | Japanese Woodblock Print (Shin Hanga)

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Kawase Hasui — Snow at Shiba Park: Japanese Woodblock | Japanese Woodblock Print (Shin Hanga)Kawase Hasui (18831957) was a master of shin hanga, the revolutionary "new woodblock" movement that transformed Japanese printmaking in the 20th century. Hasui is celebrated for his luminous night scenesmoonlit temples, rain soaked streets, nocturnal water landscapeseach rendered with atmospheric depth and subtle color that evoke mood over mere representation. His works epitomize shin hanga's marriage of traditional ukiyo e technique with modernist

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