{"product_id":"kawase-hasui-giclee-repro-kamakura-myohonji-temple-spring-crabapple-flowers-1931-framed-16x20","title":"Kawase Hasui Giclée Repro Kamakura Myohonji Temple Spring Crabapple Flowers 1931 Framed 16x20","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eKawase Hasui (川瀬巴水, 1883–1957) — Kamakura Myōhonji (鎌倉妙本寺 — Myōhonji Temple, Kamakura) — archival giclee reproduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eContemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, 1931; publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis giclees is ready-to-hang, matted with \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ecustom-cut matting and framed\u003c\/span\u003e in a simple black wood frame with glass, overall 16\" W × 20\" H. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis reproduction is locally and professionally printed on acid-free archival fine-art paper using highly fade-resistant pigmented inks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eViewed from the shade of the sanmon gate, Myōhonji's main gate blazes with crabapple blossoms (kaido, 海棠) in full spring flower. Sunlight rakes across the temple's stone-paved precinct; two or three figures move unhurried through the scene. A bronze lantern occupies the left middle ground. Beyond the gate, more kaido and dark pines press in, and the vermilion of the inner gate glows through the green. The composition is a characteristic Hasui device — framing a sunlit distance through a shadowed architectural foreground — producing both depth and the mood of quiet ceremony. The left margin inscription reads 鎌倉妙本寺 (Kamakura Myōhonji) with the date 昭和六年四月 (Shōwa 6, April 1931); Hasui's signature and seal appear lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eKawase Hasui (川瀬巴水, 1883–1957) was born in Tokyo and trained in traditional nihonga painting before turning to woodblock design under Kaburagi Kiyokata. His first shin hanga prints were published by Watanabe Shōzaburō in 1918, launching a collaboration that defined his career. An inveterate traveler, Hasui sketched throughout Japan and produced more than 600 landscape designs over four decades. The Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 destroyed many of his blocks and sketches, but he continued without pause. In 1956 he was designated a Living National Treasure — the only woodblock print designer to receive the honor. Myōhonji, a Nichiren-sect temple founded in 1260 in Kamakura, is celebrated for its kaido crabapple trees and was a subject Hasui returned to repeatedly. This design, published by Watanabe in the oban tate-e format, is among his finest spring compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTitle: 鎌倉妙本寺 (Kamakura Myōhonji — Myōhonji Temple, Kamakura)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist: Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水, 1883–1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOriginal date: April 1931 (Shōwa 6); publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedium: Archival giclee reproduction on acid-free fine-art paper, pigmented inks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions: 10\" W × 15\" H (25 × 38 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eCondition: New gilcee reproduction print\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51892040794429,"sku":"GCL0062F","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/IMG_1150.jpg?v=1784127012","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/kawase-hasui-giclee-repro-kamakura-myohonji-temple-spring-crabapple-flowers-1931-framed-16x20","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}