Hizen, Monte Unzen
1927
Kawase Hasui captures a dreamy twilight over Mount Unzen in this stunning woodblock print from 1927. Notice how the sky is washed in soft pinks and purples, reflecting off the calm water where traditional sailboats drift peacefully among the pine trees. Hasui was a master of the Shin-hanga (New Prints) movement, a modernist revival of traditional Japanese art that emphasized atmosphere and lighting over flat colors. He traveled extensively across Japan to capture these fleeting moments, essentially creating nostalgic postcards of a vanishing traditional landscape just as the country was rapidly industrializing.
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