Hasui - Evening Snow at Edo River

Kawase Hasui

Kure no yuki, Edogawa (Evening snow at Edo River). Two women in their bright winter coats and umbrellas, cross a wooden bridge spanning the Edo River. This is the full-color version of this popular design. There is also a blue version of this work that is more often seen.

Kawase Hasui (May 18, 1883 – November 7, 1957) 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 ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga (Western-style painting). Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting. (from Wikipedia).

Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo

Size: 39 x 26.4 cm

Date : 1932

Condition: Good condition, great color. Not backed. but some backing residue.

Genre: Shin Hanga

Medium: Woodblock Print