Japanese print, Mount Fuji in the moonlight Kawai bridge, KAWASE HASUI

Fine art print on Hahnemühle paper, Langlaude editions. Ready to frame.

Year: 1947

Hasui Kawase (1883 - 1957) is a Japanese painter and illustrator from the Shin-Hanga movement (20th century). The latter aims to counter the arrival of photography in the 20th century, by renewing the image of the print by combining tradition and symbolic themes, addressed in particular by Hokusai and Hiroshige, while bringing light with a more modern technique. Through his travels and the seasons, Hasui draws temples and landscapes by strongly contrasting the shadows and lights. He incorporates a character in each print, giving an intimate, poetic and even melancholy dimension. His works represent the modern vision of Japanese culture.

Mount Fuji is the sacred volcanic peak of the mountain range. This volcano, which erupted for the last time in 1707, culminates at 3,776 meters. It is a real symbol in Japan but also around the world. Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists and pilgrims climb the mountain, punctuated by shrine, tea house and torii gates.