{"product_id":"water-and-shadow-kawase-hasui-and-japanese-landscape-prints-9789004284654","title":"Water and Shadow: Kawase Hasui and Japanese Landscape Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnown as Japans premier poet of place  Kawase Hasui is one of the most popular landscape artists of the twentieth century. This richly illustrated catalogue spans Kawase Hasuis most imaginative periodthe years from 1918 to the Great Earthquake of 1923. An important contributor to the early shin-hanga (new print) movement  Hasui crafted distinctive landscapes that also recall artistic traditions ranging from ukiyo-e and French Japonisme to Post-Impressionist painting.  Water and Shadow is based on the unparalleled collection donated to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts by Ren and Carolyn Balcer. These selections exemplify the creativity of Hasuis early work and reveal the dynamic interplay between his prints  graphic design  and rare but spectacular paintings. Five essays by leading scholars in North America and Japan explore Hasuis methods  art historical relationships  and themes as well as some socioeconomic aspects of the print business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279744098357,"sku":"ByrdShop_9004284656","price":672.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9789004284654.jpg?v=1780608672","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/water-and-shadow-kawase-hasui-and-japanese-landscape-prints-9789004284654","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}