Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Illustration It is among the more

It is among the more dramatically structured blooms in the collection

hand-coloured tones

Biomorphic forms in pale pinks

It is celebratory in mood without being sentimental

Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Illustration It is among the moreHasui Kawase brings Tenno Temple into the shin hanga tradition with the composed stillness that defines his finest work. The scene unfolds through layered planes of atmospheric light and shadow the architecture of the temple reading as solid and enduring against an environment rendered with the softest possible gradation. Hasui's command of tone and negative space is fully evident here: he says as much through what he withholds as through what he