Dawn at Beppu
1928
Kawase Hasui captures the quiet magic of early morning in Beppu, a famous hot spring town in Japan, where the sky transitions from a soft, sleepy pink to a deep, cool blue. A delicate crescent moon still hangs in the sky, keeping watch over a fleet of fishing boats resting in the calm, reflective water. Created in 1928, this piece fits into the modernism movement—specifically the Shin-hanga style—which revitalized traditional Japanese woodblock printing with a fresh, atmospheric sensitivity. Hasui was a bit of a travel junkie, journeying across Japan specifically to capture these fleeting, moody moments of light and shadow.
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- Woodblock print
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