Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) the colour contrasts sharper and

the colour contrasts sharper and more insistent

yet the whole image unified by Haeckel's masterful handling of tone and symmetry

and the subtle shifts of colour across the body

ensuring the delicate details of the original composition remain fully legible

This piece is a vintage advertisement illustration for lamps by Reijer Stolk

Tenno Temple, Osaka by Hasui Size:XL - 84.1 x 118.9cm (A0) the colour contrasts sharper andHasui 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