Shiro Kasamatsu

Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori

Shiro Kasamatsu's original woodcut, "Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori" is a brilliant example of his landscape art. Without a doubt, Shiro Kasamatsu was a master of texture and tonal values. This is clearly seen in this landscape scene, where he has delineated so much tranquillity and beauty. Kasamatsu's evening and night scenes are considered his greatest achievement. This original Japanese woodcut was created by Shiro Kasamatsu and published by Watanabe in Tokyo in 1932.

Original Woodcut by the Japanese artist, Shiro Kasamatsu.

Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori

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Title:	Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori
Artist:	Kasamatsu, Shiro (Tokyo, 1898 - 1991)
Date:	1932
Medium:	Original Japanese Woodcut
Publisher:	Watanabe Shozaburo
Note:	By 1920 a Renaissance in the art of the Japanese woodcut had taken place. Termed 'Shin Hanga' (New Prints), artists of this movement reestablished the importance of the Japanese woodcut, particularly in the areas of landscape compositions and figure studies. At the centre of Shin Hanga was the Tokyo publisher, Watanabe Shozaburo (1885-1962). It was through his support and efforts that the greatest Shin Hanga artists such as, Goyo, Shinsui, Hasui, Koitsu and Shiro Kasamatsu gained both national and international recognition.
	Shiro Kasamatsu began his art studies at a young age. In his thirteenth year he became a student of Kaburagi Kiyokata, a well known painter of bijin-ga figure studies. He began exhibiting his own paintings at several national exhibitions, including the government sponsored 'Bunten'. In 1919, Watanabe approached Kasamatsu about designing woodcut prints. Kasamatsu's first woodcut was created that year.
	Although Kasamatsu was a master of figure studies and portrayals from the Noh theatre, his most famous works of woodcut art are his landscapes. Along with the work of Hasui, Kasamatsu's landscape woodcuts achieved even greater popularity among American and European collectors. In his most famous works, Kasamatsu specialized in scenes in and around Tokyo. A master of texture and tonal values, Kasamatsu's evening and night scenes are considered his greatest achievement.
	In 1945 Shiro Kasamatsu left the publishing house of Watanabe. Eventually he began experimenting with more modernist trends in Japanese art and became associated with the sosaku hanga movement. During his twenty-five year association with Watanabe, however, Shiro Kasamatsu had created some of most accomplished woodcuts in the field of twentieth century Japanese landscape art.
Size:	14 1/2 X 9 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon hand-made mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as published by Watanabe in Tokyo in 1932. Signed in the block by Kasamatsu with both his signature and red artist's seal to the lower right. Containing very faint matte burning in the upper margin, else a brilliantly printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Evening Sky at Suwa Shrine, Nippori, represents a prime, original example of the famous woodcut art of Shiro Kasamatsu.
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