Hasui Kawase (1883 - 1957), Snow at Funabori, Japan, Print, size: 41x19 cm + frame 62x38 cm , posthumous edition made from the original woodcuts, publisher: Doi, seal in lower left margin. Signature "Hasui" followed by the artist's red seal on the print lower right, Major Japanese printmaker of the shin-hanga movement. Considered one of the leading Japanese landscape artists of the 20th century, Hasui's prints are characterized by their serenity and flawless composition. Although the artist's style is resolutely modern, his prints aspire to a Japanese past and traditional values.

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