Red Temple by Hasui Size:S - 30 x 40cm Thin washes of blush pink

Thin washes of blush pink and pale gold describe the bell

combining ethnographic accuracy with the warmth of early 20th-century Japanese illustration

claustrophobic picture space heightens the introspective mood

every structural detail — are reproduced with full sharpness and clarity on the matte surface

It carries the spirit of decorative illustration traditions while remaining distinctly contemporary in its restraint

Red Temple by Hasui Size:S - 30 x 40cm Thin washes of blush pinkRed Temple is Hasui Kawase at his most atmospheric. A shrine gate glows against the cool tones of dusk or early night the red lacquer luminous, the surroundings hushed. Hasui's shin hanga landscapes always carry a cinematic quality: the precise, almost theatrical use of light, the sense that a moment is being held just long enough to feel it before it dissolves. Here, the architecture anchors the scene while the mood drifts between solemnity and