Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Illustration It is celebratory in mood

It is celebratory in mood without being sentimental

passers-by reduced to silhouettes — creates an intimacy that pulls the viewer into the scene rather than leaving them to observe from a distance

reflecting his interest in light

hand-coloured tones

Biomorphic forms in pale pinks

Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Illustration It is celebratory in moodHasui 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