Kawase Hasui: Fuji in Clear Weather after Snow from Tago Bay Holiday Cards

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883–1957)
Fuji in Clear Weather after Snow from Tago Bay, 1932

As simply elegant as classic haiku, Kawase Hasui’s artwork often features seasonal scenes of rural Japan. With the support of publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō, Hasui’s original watercolors were made into woodblock prints that became exceptionally popular. Late in life, Hasui was honored as a Living National Treasure by the government of Japan.