Hasui Kawase

Japanese | 1883 - 1957

Hasui Kawase was a Japanese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1883. His work is currently being shown at Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum Franz Gertsch have featured Hasui Kawase's work in the past.Hasui Kawase's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 3 USD to 108,504 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 108,504 USD for Tenno-ji Temple in Osaka ( Osaka Tenno-ji ), sold at Sotheby's London in 2024. In the past 12 months, his prints & graphic art have averaged 5,130 USD.Hasui Kawase has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Daily Art Magazine in October 2025. The artist died in 1957.

Artist's alternative names: Hasui, Kawase Hasin, Kawase Hasui

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Tokaido fukei senshu (忙聺卤忙碌路茅聛聯茅垄篓忙聶炉茅聛赂茅

Tokaido fukei senshu (æ聺±æµ·é聛聯é¢¨æ聶¯é聛¸é

By Hasui Kawase

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The City of Ojiya, Province of Echigo

By Hasui Kawase

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Rain in Maekawa, Sôshô ,1932

By Hasui Kawase

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Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba ( Shiba Zojoji ) - Hasui Kawase

Zojo-ji Temple in Shiba ( Shiba Zojoji ) ,1924

By Hasui Kawase

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Japanese scenes

By Hasui Kawase

Hiraizumi Konjikido (Hall of the Golden Hue, Hiraizumi)

By Hasui Kawase

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Persistent snow at Hikone Castle

By Hasui Kawase

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Tokaido fukei senshu (æ聺±æµ·é聛聯é¢¨æ聶¯é聛¸é

By Hasui Kawase

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Starry Night in Miyajima

By Hasui Kawase

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Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu - Hasui Kawase

Spring Snow at Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto (Haru no yuki [Kyoto Kiyomizu ,1940

By Hasui Kawase

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Snow in Shiba Park ,1931

By Hasui Kawase

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The Sakurada Gate

By Hasui Kawase

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Current Exhibitions

Rising Sun, Falling Rain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts

Hammer Museum

Westwood | Los Angeles | California | USA

30 Aug, 2025 - 30 Nov, 2025

Past Exhibitions

Kawase Hasui: Treasured Views: The Stipanich Collection of Kawase Hasui Woodblock Prints

Scholten Japanese Art

New York | USA

12 Sep, 2024 - 20 Sep, 2024

Pursuing the Sublime

Laurence Miller Gallery

New York | USA

05 May, 2016 - 25 Jun, 2016

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Articles

Japanese Woodblock Prints Shine At Hammer Museum

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Coverage

鈥� .. A leading printmaking artist, Kawase Hasui was known for his vivid winter landscapes... 鈥�
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

鈥� ..Hasui excelled in capturing the atmospheric effects of rain, mist and snow, seasonal imagery, and evocative lighting in his nostalgic scenes of the vanishing traditional countryside... 鈥�
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Honolulu Museum of Art, Spalding House

鈥� ..Created by Hasui between 1924 and 1953, the works displayed here, which depict scenes of mountains and hills across Japan, represent the country鈥檚 yet-untouched austerity, serenity, and beauty... 鈥�
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

鈥� ..Hasui traveled through the country, where he deliberately chose unusual spots along with idiosyncratic viewpoints of famous sights... 鈥�
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Minneapolis Institute of Art

鈥� ..These works reveal Hasui鈥檚 passion for nature, his sketching expertise and proficient use of color, while illustrating the history, mystery, and serenity of Japan... 鈥�
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

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