From Kiyochika to Hasui: Ukiyo-e and Shin-Hanga Woodblock Prints from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
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- Softcover
- 252 pages
- 148 x 180 mm
- ISBN 9784868310389
- Japanese, English
- Feb 2026
Bask in the twilight glow of ukiyo-e.
Toward the end of the Meiji era in the early twentieth century, when Japan was speeding toward westernization, the shin-hanga (“new prints”) movement sought to revive the ukiyo-e woodblock prints of the previous Edo period in modern form. Carrying on the style of Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)—dubbed the “last” master of ukiyo-e for his evocative images of the fading echoes of old Edo—notable practitioners of shin-hanga such as Kawase Hasui (1883–1957) and Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950) portrayed new Japanese scenes in woodcuts whose graceful hues and lyricism are enjoying resurgent popularity today.
In this volume, ukiyo-e and shin-hanga prints primarily from the Robert O. Muller Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art feature alongside photographs of the time and other valuable archival materials. Witness ukiyo-e’s last glory and the passing down of its legacy as visualized through the eyes of artists who at once embraced tradition and innovation.
Artists featured
Kobayashi Kiyochika, Inoue Yasuji, Ogura Ryuson, Charles W. Bartlett, Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki), Ito Shinsui, Yoshida Hiroshi, Kawase Hasui
Publisher
Category
Information
- Softcover
- 252 pages
- 148 x 180 mm
- ISBN 9784868310389
- Japanese, English
- Feb 2026
