The first shin-hanga (literally ¡°new print¡±) appeared on the market in 1915. Shozaburo Watanabe, a shrewd businessman who published and promulgated the form, wanted to create a new aesthetic while preserving the craftsmanship associated with ukiyo-e, which, by then, had all but disappeared.
One of the most important artists associated with this movement was Hasui Kawase (often referred to by his artist name Hasui), the subject of a landmark monograph in English, ¡°,¡± by Jim Dwinger and Chris Uhlenbeck, which comes out Feb. 17.
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