Kawase Hasui: The Definitive Edition - Traveling Through Traces of Japan (Bessatsu Taiyo: The Heart of Japan 252)

Hasui, who traveled throughout Japan and depicted the landscapes of the four seasons. As a leading figure of the "Shin-hanga" (New Prints) movement that emerged during the Taisho and Showa periods, he left behind approximately 700 woodblock prints that continue to evoke images of Japan in people's hearts. This book delves into the artistic career of this artist, also known as a "poet of travel."

★Includes over 200 representative works, and the popular series "Twelve Views of Tokyo," "Twelve Months in Tokyo," "Twenty Views of Tokyo," and "Eight Views of Korea" are all included! ★Each chapter includes a map showing the route of Hasui's travels. ★Original drawings and sketches are also included. ★Detailed explanations of each work, and columns providing insight into Hasui's life and the historical context are also included!

≪Table of Contents≫ ◎10 Must-See Hasui Works Selected by the Publisher, Watanabe Print Shop Shoichiro Watanabe 1. Awakening to Shin-hanga, the beginning of a journey—'Shiobara Series', 'Travel Souvenirs, Volume 1' 2. Depicting Tokyo—'Twelve Views of Tokyo', 'Twelve Months in Tokyo' 3. A journey further, to Western Japan—'Travel Souvenirs, Volume 2', 'Selected Landscapes of Japan' 4. The Great Kanto Earthquake, and the longest journey of his life—'Selected Landscapes of Japan', 'Travel Souvenirs, Volume 3' 5. Representative works from his peak—'Twenty Views of Tokyo', standalone works 6. Depicting various themes—'Selected Landscapes of the Tokaido', 'Motohakone Minamiyama Villa Landscape', 'One Hundred New Views of Tokyo', Mount Fuji... 7. Taking on the large-scale series 'Selected Landscapes of Japan'—'Collection of Landscapes of Japan' (Eastern Japan/Kansai) 8. A journey to Korea and the search for expression—'Eight Views of Korea', 'Continued Korean Landscapes' 9. Post-war: In search of beautiful landscapes ◎Special Contribution Nobuhiko Obayashi At the end of resolve and resignation, memories are brought to light—Hasui's timeless hometown, Onomichi

◎Column ・What was the "Shin-hanga" movement spearheaded by Hasui?—Publisher Shozaburo Watanabe and the Shin-hanga movement ・"The Mitsubishi Fukagawa Villa" that made Hasui's name known worldwide ・Magome, the most interesting era—Hasui's move and economic circumstances ・Travel and sketchbooks ・A dreamy mind, what does it mean...Hasui's portraits ・Posters and calendars for overseas markets ・Hasui during the war

◎"Wakasa...Kude no Hama" Woodblock print sequence ◎Bound-in appendix at the end of the book: Full-size "Shiba Zojoji Temple, Twenty Views of Tokyo"