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Japanese Art Reproduction Tennoji Temple in Osaka, 1927 Kawase Hasui, Japan (1883 -1957) Image Size - 15.5 x 10.5 inches: Sheet Size 18 x 13 inches This reproduction is a new, individually printed & proofed, superior quality, giclee process, fine art print. It is printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish & archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. Kawase Hasui, (1883 - 1957) was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important & prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects & natural lighting. Hasui designed approximately 620 prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture. Original Medium: Woodblock print, colored inks on paper Reproduction Media - Heavyweight Fine Art Paper, watercolor texture surface & archival pigment inks. Prints ship in a heavy protective cardboard tube. the giclee process produces a high quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists & working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork & photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed & displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years. Japanese Art Kawase Hasui | 1883-1957 - Tennoji Temple in Osaka, 1927. Fine Art Reproduction
