Need to cool off?
Shiba (No) Zojo-ji, color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui.
On Met Museum. Use Fullscreen link and download arrow.
Need to cool off?
Shiba (No) Zojo-ji, color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui.
On Met Museum. Use Fullscreen link and download arrow.
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3 responses to “Eye Candy for Today: Kawase Hasui woodblock print”
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Longest hot spell (world): Marble Bar, W. Australia, 100° F (37.8° C) (or above) for 162 consecutive days, Oct. 30, 1923 to Apr. 7, 1924.
Largest hailstone (U.S.): Aurora, Neb., 7 in. (17.8 cm) in diameter, 18.75 in. (47.6 cm) in circumference, June 22, 2003.
Costliest U.S. hailstorm: Denver, Colorado, July 11, 1990. Total damage was $625 million.
Do we really need to be reminded of the next winter, Charley?
I enjoyed this! Sweltering weather down here in Florida, nice to see something “cool”!
The above is one of the best designs Hasui ever did! Good choice!
On my blog I have an original preparatory design for a woodblock print by Hasui. As well as a movie showing Hasui (himself) making preparatory sketches for woodblock prints. The master carver Maeda Kentaro is carving the woodblocks.
Below I’m including a link to the blog page. Please enjoy!
Hasui making woodblock prints
http://www.japaneseprintappraisal.com/2008/03/kawase-hasui-1883-1957-higashi-agano.html