Ron Moore of Turtleteasers 154pc Kintaikyo Bridge 4pt5x6pt8in 40th Anniversary House Party 9
I've taken this to several meetings but this was the first time I did it. Ron Moore's tiny pieces look fascinating but also intimidating. The image is by Kawase Hasui. We've recently visited the Hiroshige Exhibition at the British Museum, which included a print by KH, as the principal artist following on from the floating world print artists.
Ron Moore of Turtleteasers 154pc Kintaikyo Bridge by Kawase Hasui, 4.5x6.8in, four turtle pinwheel cut. This proved really difficult, especially in the area of the blossom. We had to do some swapping at the end, but the correct fits felt very satisfying.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasui_Kawase
Hasui Kawase (Kawase Hasui, May 18, 1883 – November 7, 1957) was a Japanese artist who was one of 20th century Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga (Western-style painting). Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.
Hasui designed almost one thousand woodblock prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture. He created around 620 prints during his career.
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (1919–1921)
Souvenirs of Travel, Vol. I (1919–1920) Vol. II (1921) Vol. III (1924–1929)
The Mitsubishi Villa in Fukagawa (1920)
Selected Views of Japan (1922–1926)
Twenty Views of Tokyo (1925–1930)
New Eight Views of Japan (1927)
Selected Views of the Tokaido Road (1931–1947)
Collected Views of Japan, Eastern Japan (1932–1936)
Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai (1933–1943)
Collected Views of Kennan Mountain Villa in Moto-Hakone (1935)
One-hundred Views of New Tokyo (1936)
Shinto and Its Architecture (1936)
Eight Views of Korea (1939)
Pacific Transport Lines (1952)
Snow at Zōjō-ji (1953)
Hall of the Golden Hue, Hiraizumi (1957; Kawase's final work)
About dating of the prints: Many of them are reprinted 1960 after Kawase's death.
Ron Moore of Turtleteasers 154pc Kintaikyo Bridge 4pt5x6pt8in 40th Anniversary House Party 9
I've taken this to several meetings but this was the first time I did it. Ron Moore's tiny pieces look fascinating but also intimidating. The image is by Kawase Hasui. We've recently visited the Hiroshige Exhibition at the British Museum, which included a print by KH, as the principal artist following on from the floating world print artists.
Ron Moore of Turtleteasers 154pc Kintaikyo Bridge by Kawase Hasui, 4.5x6.8in, four turtle pinwheel cut. This proved really difficult, especially in the area of the blossom. We had to do some swapping at the end, but the correct fits felt very satisfying.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasui_Kawase
Hasui Kawase (Kawase Hasui, May 18, 1883 – November 7, 1957) was a Japanese artist who was one of 20th century Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by yōga (Western-style painting). Like many earlier ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.
Hasui designed almost one thousand woodblock prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture. He created around 620 prints during his career.
Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (1919–1921)
Souvenirs of Travel, Vol. I (1919–1920) Vol. II (1921) Vol. III (1924–1929)
The Mitsubishi Villa in Fukagawa (1920)
Selected Views of Japan (1922–1926)
Twenty Views of Tokyo (1925–1930)
New Eight Views of Japan (1927)
Selected Views of the Tokaido Road (1931–1947)
Collected Views of Japan, Eastern Japan (1932–1936)
Collected Views of Japan II, Kansai (1933–1943)
Collected Views of Kennan Mountain Villa in Moto-Hakone (1935)
One-hundred Views of New Tokyo (1936)
Shinto and Its Architecture (1936)
Eight Views of Korea (1939)
Pacific Transport Lines (1952)
Snow at Zōjō-ji (1953)
Hall of the Golden Hue, Hiraizumi (1957; Kawase's final work)
About dating of the prints: Many of them are reprinted 1960 after Kawase's death.