{"product_id":"kawase-hasui-giclee-repro-print-dusk-at-nakaso-ibaraki-coast-1954-framed-16x20","title":"Kawase Hasui Giclée Repro Print \"Dusk at Nakaso\" Ibaraki Coast 1954 Framed 16x20","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eKawase Hasui (川瀬巴水, 1883–1957) — Nakaso no yu (勿来乃夕 — Dusk at Nakaso) — archival giclee reproduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eContemporary reproduction after original woodblock print, 1954 (Shōwa 29); 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\"\u003eAgainst a layered dusk sky — bands of coral, lavender, and pale teal above a luminous horizon — a grove of coastal pines rises in dark silhouette. The sea below is a wash of cool blue-grey, its surf just visible at the shore. In the foreground, two figures make their way home along the coastal path: a woman bent under a large woven basket, a man beside her carrying a frame pack, both in the plain working dress of rural postwar Japan. The composition earns its drama through contrast — the weight and mass of the pines against the openness of sea and sky, the warm glow of the horizon against the cool depth above, and the small human forms anchoring a landscape of considerable scale. The left margin inscription reads 勿来乃夕 (Nakaso no yu — Dusk at Nakaso) with the date 昭和二十九年作 (Shōwa 29, 1954); Hasui's signature and seal appear lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eNakaso, on the Pacific coast of Ibaraki Prefecture, was one of the three great barrier gates of ancient Michinoku (Ōshū Sanseki) and appears repeatedly in classical waka poetry — its name carrying associations of longing and travel. By Hasui's late period, coastal evening subjects such as this had become among his most refined: figures scaled small against the natural world, light reduced to its essential gradations. Hasui was born in Tokyo and trained under Kaburagi Kiyokata before launching his landmark collaboration with publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō in 1918. Over four decades he produced more than 600 landscape designs, traveling ceaselessly throughout Japan to sketch from life. In 1956 he was designated a Living National Treasure.\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: 勿来乃夕 (Nakaso no yu — Dusk at Nakaso)\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: 1954 (Shōwa 29); publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eReference: Hotei catalogue no. 600\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 giclée on #120 textured matte paper\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51892041253181,"sku":"GCL0060F","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/F1B3F02A-EA3C-450E-9EA1-359A1FDAEC3A_1_201_a.jpg?v=1782673010","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/kawase-hasui-giclee-repro-print-dusk-at-nakaso-ibaraki-coast-1954-framed-16x20","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}