Morning Sea at Shiribeshi by Hasui Kamisaka Sekka Cool blues and deep greens

Cool blues and deep greens dominate

capturing the species' characteristic intelligence and composure

rendering fine linework and tonal gradients with a quiet depth that suits the richness of the original illustration

A quiet authority runs through the image — unhurried

Painted during his time at the Bauhaus

Morning Sea at Shiribeshi by Hasui Kamisaka Sekka Cool blues and deep greensThe Sea of Japan at Shiribeshi stretches to the horizon beneath a sky graduating from deep indigo to pale amber, the water's surface alive with reflected early light. Hasui Kawase uses this expansive horizontal field to explore scale and solitude a small vessel or distant headland the only measure against the surrounding immensity. The restrained shin hanga palette, precise gradation, and near total silence of the composition place this among his most