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Hirokai
Takahashi Hiroaki was born in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1871. When he was nine years old he began studying Japanese-style painting with his uncle Matsumoto Fuko (1840-1923). By age 16 he was working at the Imperial Household Department of Foreign Affairs, copying designs of foreign medals and ceremonial objects. In 1891, together with Terazaki Kogyo, he […]
Miyajima at Night-Kawase Hasui
Small original woodblock by Kawase Hasui, cir. 1930. Additional information in “About the artist”.
Snowfall in the village-Kawase Hasui
Small original woodblock by Kawase Hasui, cir. 1930. Additional information in “About the artist”.