The exhibition of Kawase Hasui (Chiba City Museum of Art)

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Near Chiba Station, was held in Chiba City Museum of Art, exhibition of prints of Kawase Hasui. It was the exhibition that can be witnessed realize, the richness of the expressive power of the form prints.

Born in Tokyo in 1883, after the Great Kanto Earthquake and, and World War II, until his death in 1957, he visited the various parts of Japan, Hasui painted the landscape.

Prints in the best technology, the publisher Watanabe Shozaburo was raised tailored print works that the world accepts, the landscape of Japan that drew its water Tomoe, Summertime is full of.

Anyway, fascinated of one by one, to the splendor of prints.

Use the prints, and beautifully expressed, the theme itself is difficult darkness of the night, snow that continues down To Shinshin, subtle light of the morning sun and sunset, and rain that falls diagonally in a strong crosswind, to express in painting have.

Of course, can be of painting which it is based is bad, technology prints of squid even though good, can be as a finished product by half.

Landscape drawn by Hasui, as it is an image that everyone called "good old Japan" has.

There, there is the influence of Hiroshige and Hokusai, were brought after the Meiji Restoration, the influence of Western painting also seen.

Prints depicting the Sakurajima in Kagoshima. Red of the setting sun shining on the summit of the blue sea, and green, the foothills. I have expressed in the woodblocks of five nine planes, the representation of such subtle color.

On display woodblocks of the five even if I match, competence of the printing nurses, whether affecting the completeness of the prints how, I can see well.

Unfortunately , many of the woodblocks of the works of Hasui , by fire by the Great Kanto Earthquake , it disappears , what is left is that very few.

Even before the Pacific War , prints of Hasui is that had gained a reputation in the United States.

Inside the American soldiers that war ended , had been stationed in Japan , the souvenir of return , those who buy prints of Hasui in many cases. Not that picture , of Hasui , landscape depicted there , it is , because he was really Japanese.

As you get to look at the prints of Kawase Hasui , was strongly think not that personality as a " family art " so-called has produced , these works , it is a gift of the technology of the printing teacher and painter.

It even if I picked up was on display in this exhibition , the works of about 200 pieces approximately , one one , even did not know the name Kawase Hasui , , that it prints itself , the landscape depicted there He must enjoy anything hours.