{"product_id":"hide-kawanishi-9780758552730","title":"Hide Kawanishi","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cristina Berna | Eric Thomsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Missys Clan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHide Kawanishi (1894 - 1965) was an important Japanese painter and woodblock artist in the \u003cem\u003esosaku hanga\u003c\/em\u003e - creative prints - tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHide Kawanishi is known for woodblock prints with bold, intense colors, the deliberate absence of traditional black outlines typical of classical ukiyo-e, and a strong focus on scenes from his hometown of Kobe, an international port city that inspired nearly all of his subject matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHide Kawanishi was born into a wealthy merchant family involved in trade and ship-owning. The family also operated a private post office, which Hide later took over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the private postal system was absorbed into the National Postal Service, he became a government-employed postal worker with a stable income, which allowed him to remain financially independent of the art market and unconcerned with commercial success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Hide Kawanishi produced a large number of single-sheet designs (more than 1,200), some included in printed albums and books as well as several major series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Missys Clan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47775296127127,"sku":"9780758552730","price":4329.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780758552730.webp?v=1777989495","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hide-kawanishi-9780758552730","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}