Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasui's Masterpieces Paperback – November 1, 2004

Hasui is one of art's most special, precious jewels, which this lovely volume faithfully conveys. What more can possibly be said about Kawase Hasui? I have a little something to put his achievement in perspective. A long time ago, the Classical Chinese playwright, Guan Hanqing, living in the Yuan dynasty, wrote a play called "The Riverside Pavilion." In it, one of the characters quotes a verse (the original source of which is unknown to me); she says:"A lonely village in the rain,A mountain in the snow,Although they seem such simple thingsAre hard to paint, you know."It's still true today. I have no idea if Kawase Hasui may have read this play in his early years (perhaps doubtful but who would really know), yet he completely fulfills this challenge as no other artist ever has. That it happens in the difficult medium of the Japanese woodcut is all the more remarkable. To see the village, to see the rain, to see the mountain, to see the snow, to see the breathtaking prints in this book is an experience that lasts a lifetime. It is truly filled with visions of Japan.

The book is beautiful but it was delivered by Amazon like a sack of potatoes.

Beautiful book. Prints are gorgeous reproductions.

Beautifully made book, and highly informative text about the artist and his orientation.

More beautiful prints rendered by one of the top printmaking artists of Japan— you’ll find yourself pouring over this again and again.

When I think about a master of quality in Japanese printmaking a few artists immediately come to mind: Hiroshi Yoshida, Paul Jacoulet, and Kawase Hasui. This little paperback book is jam packed full of color woodblock prints,...page after page of an artists masterful works. If you are not fond of landscapes this is not for you, but if you enjoy Japanese printmaking, this book is an absolute must. The simple compositions, the colorful gradations, and the mastery in image, carving and printmaking comes through on every page. GET IT NOW!!!

This book has many reproductions of this wonderful artist. I have loved his work for decades after I first saw one of his paintings on a card. I mostly love the Temples and the snow scenes, but he was so good at making woodblocks of nature. It was interesting to know more about him and his life and to see pictures.

I bought this book from Amazon.con after seeing posters of his prints (The Pagoda in Moonlight and the Benton Shrine over a lillies pond).I also saw his framed woodblock prints in Japantown in San Francisco. Very rich colors. Stunning, comparing to his posters and calendars. Only a few hundred $$$. Buy me one of those for Xmas, please.Check them out when you are in San Francisco.

If you like Japanese traditional woodcuts, you'll like this artist.

This book has a lot of large popular prints of Hasui. I am happy with my purchase.

Un beau livre bien illustré mais une sélection de cent estampes sur une oeuvre de plus de six-cent, c'est insuffisant et je pense que quatre tomes sur les quatre saisons aurait été préférable. J 'ai ajouté quatre reproductions, deux en petit et deux grand format de mes préférés que je n'ai pas trouvé dedans le livre.

Bellissimo ed interessante. Regalo graditissimo.

Un libro precioso, si os gusta el pintor hay una bonita recopilación de su obra, muchas de las ilustraciones a página completa. Las tapas son blandas pero el precio es bueno así que compensa. Lo compré para regalar y gustó mucho. Llegó bien embalado y a tiempo.