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Hasui Kawase "Travel and Nostalgie Landscape"
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art
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Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was a woodblock print artist active from the Taisho to Showa periods. At a time when the wave of modernization was sweeping over the country and towns and landscapes were undergoing rapid transformation, Kawase sought out the original landscapes of Japan and traveled throughout the country, depicting seasonal landscapes where the lives of ordinary people were still vividly alive.
Along with Kawase, the path of woodblock print production was taken by artisans such as Shozaburo Watanabe (now the founder of Watanabe Mokuhanga), engravers, and printers, who promoted "shin-hanga," a new generation of woodblock prints. The four parties worked together as one and sought to utilize more advanced techniques while continuing to use traditional techniques. They continued to challenge themselves to create new colors and expressions and became popular as the driving force behind the “shin-hanga.”
This exhibition introduces the life of Kawase, also known as the "traveler's poet" for his rich expression of the seasons, weather, and the transitions of time, along with representative works from his early years to his later years.
The exhibition features approximately 180 works, including a series of paintings that are rarely seen together, and invites viewers to enter the lyrical world of Hasui Kawase.
Along with Kawase, the path of woodblock print production was taken by artisans such as Shozaburo Watanabe (now the founder of Watanabe Mokuhanga), engravers, and printers, who promoted "shin-hanga," a new generation of woodblock prints. The four parties worked together as one and sought to utilize more advanced techniques while continuing to use traditional techniques. They continued to challenge themselves to create new colors and expressions and became popular as the driving force behind the “shin-hanga.”
This exhibition introduces the life of Kawase, also known as the "traveler's poet" for his rich expression of the seasons, weather, and the transitions of time, along with representative works from his early years to his later years.
The exhibition features approximately 180 works, including a series of paintings that are rarely seen together, and invites viewers to enter the lyrical world of Hasui Kawase.
Schedule | Sep 2 (Sat) 2023-Oct 1 (Sun) 2023 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200; University and High School Students ¥900; Junior High and Elementary School Students ¥600; Infants, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | https://www.ishibi.pref.ishikawa.jp/exhibition/exhibition-14712/ | ||||
| Venue | Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art https://www.ishibi.pref.ishikawa.jp/e_home/ | ||||
| Location | 2-1 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa 920-0963 | ||||
| Access | From the East exit of JR Kanazawa Station, take the Hokutetsu bus and get off at Hirosaka・21st Century Museum. The venue is 5 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 076-231-7580 | ||||
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