Hasui Kawase creating a woodblock print [English narration]

[@mokuhanga1]

Please bear in mind this was a film commissioned by the publisher for a Western audience. In the film they show only traditional Japanese methods. In practice their workshop was far more modern, utilizing both Japanese and Western tools and techniques, to achieve the same end with commercial efficiency.

[@jaykaye3482]

Thank you for this insight! Makes me feel better about "cutting corners" ....there's three of them and Im just one guy trying to achieve the same result! Gotta take wins where you can get them!

[@lohikarhu734]

@jaykaye3482; A year later, I see your comment, and wonder how you have been doing, if you are pursuing, or still pursuing, this form... My first thought was about the level of "commitment" when one begins a project, since it has far more process and details to all work together to achieve any kind of satisfying result! All the best in your endeavours ñ

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

do you know what he is smoking there? Is it a large fat cigarette or cigar or a special kind of japanese pipe im not aware of?

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

by the way thank you so much for posting this

[@mindseye4914]

Why the hell can't TV programs be like this anymore? Who in the marketing departments of TV channels decides that its a good idea to constantly bombard people with over the top scenes and sounds and colors and music and such. Why can't things just be simple, slow but profound anymore?

[@KR-rs3sj]

Every TV program wants to be like every other TV program, plus short attention spans.

[@RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

They are manufacturing short attention spans. Marketers have wanted that for years, because the shorter a attention span their audience has, the more easily their audience can be persuaded.@@KR-rs3sj

[@vulcanprincess1584]

well tbh i think that's also the charm of old programs, remembering a pace of life we don't have time for anymore but i also agree. and i think its so much more relaxing and i feel like my emotions can engage with it more than with modern stuff

[@MBDronePhoto]

Kawase created over 600 prints in his lifetime. Averaged about 1.5 per month during his career. Find that output amazing given the collaboration needed.

[@mokuhanga1]

935 woodblocks but who's counting 🤣mokuhanga1.com/kawase-hasui/

[@StephinePrysock]

This is a treasure! For a mokuhanga artist its like having Da Vinci explain his methods and approach. Thank you for sharing this, very grateful!!!

[@tofuroshi]

A smoke and a cup of tea really hit the spot after watching this video.

[@SuperXzm]

I hope it was a smooth taste of Lucky Strike!

[@felang-9363]

Hope it was cannabis

[@mikerulesart]

when he sat back and smoked a cig and looked as his work. I felt that. haha. I quit smoking a while ago but seeing him rip a butt in the studio made me say. "hell yeah"

[@papwithanhatchet902]

I have many copies of Kawase woodblock prints. They are fantastic and wistful.

[@TediousDraven]

From what Kawase did during his life, one can say that he truly was committed to his work and passion. The whole scene and representation of the landscapes he encountered during his travels which he placed in his works speaks of a very talented man. The whole video is fantastic! From the peaceful music to the close-ups of the artists, this unveils the traditional way that this excellent crew employed during his work. Thanks once again for the upload!

[@mokuhanga1]

There's actually another film, filmed earlier in black and white, of Hasui designing prints. Perhaps one day it sees the light of day again although it's quite possible the film is unrecoverable.

[@jaykaye3482]

This is a treasure! For a mokuhanga artist its like having Da Vinci explain his methods and approach. Thank you for sharing this, very grateful!!!

[@hardwarejunkie9]

*Exactly*. Seeing this as "Japanese Woodblock Printer Explains his Craft". It's like saying "Painter shows us around his studio" when you're getting a tour of Giverny from Monet.

[@atzerath]

i got a Hasui Kawase print i received from someone who in turn received it from someone who bought it at a flea market in the Netherlands decades ago and accidentally stumbled upon this video; it's awesome! thank you for posting it man.

[@nicholasjagger6557]

Wow the things that survive! This is really interesting from a printmaking perspective. Thanks

[@rajsingharora26]

I heard of Woodblock so often....but my God what an intricate & difficult process.

[@darcyedmonds8848]

This guy is one of my favorite artists of all time! This is a treasure, of a National Treasure! 😮❤ Thank you! ❤

[@simonyricools]

Amazing. It's like he's writing and performing a small symphony.

[@Tranzisto]

Wow, what a treasure of a video! I only wish I had access to it when I was studying linocut printmaking in art school, would have been great to try to follow this traditional technique at least in some way.

[@chrisrobinson34]

fascinating woodblock art

[@JapanMediaTour]

Legend. Might be the best thing I've watched on KZbin this year. Thanks for sharing

[@SkyGirl2046]

The dedication to this craft is awe inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story, experience and video. Peace to all of us and bright blessings. ❤

[@msscoventry]

Thank you for posting this gem.

[@VessyStag]

Thanks a lot for this documentary. I had a great time with it ❤

[@bradevans7584]

I've always loved woodcuts of this kind and had no idea how precise the colouring could be. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this and learning about the techniques used by this master. Thanks for sharing.

[@themagicalgamer6522]

wow i didn't know anything about this guy but i REALLY dig this cinematography. It got me hooked from the beginning

[@chel3SEY]

This is wonderful. Thanks so much for posting.

[@kdoggdracul]

This is pure gold! Thank you so much for sharing!

Frankly amazing. I'm in awe of such techniques.

[@tiffles3890]

I just saved in my personal digital collection, an e-copy of this very drawing (Horyuji Temple), today. And then today itself I found a video that shows this drawing being made. Nerdgasm.

[@soggy_cereal6372]

That was amazing to see thank you for uploading this

[@DG-mv6zw]

What a precious film demonstrating an e en more precious set of skills. Many thanks for sharing 👍

[@despair1625]

I love old japan videosss thanks

[@cantranslate]

I really like this painter. Salute!

[@MatthiasBronn]

this is a real gem :)

[@weilzudope]

woah this is crazy that you have him on film

[@ellienyan]

that music is something that would play in the backrooms

[@sakuramochi6964]

Thank you for showing this film

[@johanmard5043]

What a treasure of a film. Thank you.

[@Niitakayamanobore]

ありがとうございます

[@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams]

Wonderful to watch and your knowledgeable replies in the comments add so much value. You are wonderful too!

[@TheRafaelRamos]

Ukiyo-e is a beautiful craft that needs more attention ❤

[@YoureNowOnTV]

Found this video via Dave Bull and the Mokuhankan Japanese Printmaking live stream on Twitch. 😀👍

[@rubenskiii]

Thanks for sharing this documentary.

[@DI54461]

Eu amo o trabalho dele! Já copiei vários para aprender o estilo, não sabia que tinha registros gravado de Hasui sensei! Obrigada por postar😊

[@ramjeevacartoons]

this is real master work . thanks for sharing . love and respect from tamil nadu ❤

[@ovn_tamil]

Yoooo! Fellow Tamilan here! Vanakkam! 👋

[@hexapusink]

I like how there was an unintentional highlight on the rocks when the key block was slightly off. 33:52 I know it's seen as a flaw but it looked like a more modern illustration by accident.

[@user-ze7sj4qy6q]

thank you very much for ur wonderful work mr mayata pls have a cup of tea was real asf honestly glad he said that

[@rosetzu_nagasawa]

he does REGISTRATION effortlessly!

[@lindamcdonald9199]

So skilful and beautiful 😊

[@Tamylover83]

@kookaprints thank you for posting this gem!

[@Gary_Hun]

Rice Pastes On The Block, a very popular Japanese boy band of the time.

[@mohitoness]

pretty awesome intro music

[@privacyforme6464]

Great

[@anapaulademello6254]

Awesome

[@cristianhugomunozcampos3450]

Wonderful work. Bravo

[@ROCO1778]

wonderful

[@YangCulture]

神動画

[@lohikarhu734]

Just thinking that all of these gentlemen have survived the war... Quite a treasure saved from the terror of war.

[@kattchan1278]

He was too old to be a soldier . He was born in 1883 . When WW2 he was over 50 years old . Those who survived the war laid the foundation for today's Japanese anime culture: Osamu Tezuka, Shigeru Mizuki, etc.

[@pezvonpez]

the japanese were allied with nazis idk why you're glorifying it like it's a good thing

[@md.salamali8995]

1st 1 thought, ' What a boring old video '...... then I watched the full video ..... I am amazed by his skill.

[@despair1625]

I love thisssss

[@richardbailey3343]

Wonderfull skill and ar.❤😊

[@rogerscottcathey]

Amazing

[@RhumpleOriginal]

Anime must have taken forever doing it this way.

[@bloopbleepnothinghere]

I don't understand how he coats the whole block in black ink, lays very thin paper over it, and the thin paper somehow doesn't fall into the bits that aren't supposed to print. There is a large area he gouged out covered in black ink, but the paper drapes all over that, but somehow doesn't get ink all over it.

[@mokuhanga1]

Japanese paper is sized, which makes it quite rigid and stiff, even when moistened.

[@bloopbleepnothinghere]

@@mokuhanga1 hmm, it looks like the paper I use and it's like tissue paper. I guess I have more to learn 😅

[@mokuhanga1]

@@bloopbleepnothinghere The Watanabe print shop used handmade paper made from 100% kozo fiber. The paper was then handsized with a mix of animal glue and alum. The paper's weight was about 90 grams per square meter. This type of paper is quite expensive today imcclains.com/catalog/paper/groupa.html

[@soundcheck6885]

Was anyone able to follow how they create the beautiful color gradations during printing?

[@mokuhanga1]

Better video of bokashi/gradation kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHWZZ3SZl5qMd7Msi=GFZk0X7x3Cn7bCnb&t=470

[@soundcheck6885]

Thanks so much!@@mokuhanga1

[@namelesswon]

Is the artwork the print from the block or the block itself?

[@asdf9890]

Pretty sure it’s the print. The block allows his drawing/painting to be reproduced. I’m no expert but that’s my guess.

[@mattzenuka]

Gracias por subirlo. Lamentablemente está en inglés.

[@lohikarhu734]

Better than the cigarettes, a nice glass of whisky!

[@bfrazer8696]

Cool video but damn they smoked like chimney stacks back then 💀😂

[@thesceptic1018]

This makes the daguerreotype process look comically simple

[@mokuhanga1]

The artist Hasui is the genius. The process is really no more complicated than a child's potato print. Publishers then and now deliberately make this _look_ complicated by overplaying that they need to use the finest materials and the finest craftspeople _You_ , with a year or so experience, can basically use any wood and paper, and make a very pleasing print.

[@Idhamdilux]

Kyak kyai ..

[@nzSkitzo]

This is so sad at the end, where is Hasui? = /!

[@charlie-obrien]

Can we say that he is in all of his works? Namaste 🙏

[@Имя-щ4ф]

👍❤

[@JuliaMelvin]

please use a bench hook!

[@IanSmithKSP]

Someone please stabilize this footage. The film jumping up and down is making me sick

[@veronica_._._._]

why is the oridnary so beautiful? Any thoughts?

[@asdf9890]

We can relate more easily? I don’t know, the so called “reality shows” today don’t provide that because it’s all fake/out of touch with actual reality anyway.

[@dpmakestuff]

Whose here from David Bull?

[@rimai5755]

Grai hkrak ai loo

[@user-su8kw6yu4g]

What kind of Japanese paper he used to trace the design with ink?

[@mokuhanga1]

gampi paper

[@user-su8kw6yu4g]

Thank you

[@user-su8kw6yu4g]

Is this similar to the paper used for Japanese calligraphy?

[@user-su8kw6yu4g]

I’m trying to find a way to transfer the drawing onto the block rather than tracing on copy paper. Would you please recommend how to do this?

[@user-su8kw6yu4g]

I just started doing this. Unfortunately my teacher artist passed away so I have no one to ask 😥

[@JibberJabJones]

for anyone interested, there's also a similar thing featuring grandma moses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqGbgXaegrZ4mM0&ab_channel=salamiriniAwad ... it hadn't occurred to me that either would be young enough to have had film documentaries made about them. pretty amazing to me.

[@jillatherton4660]

Wa.

[@minecraftrotisseriechicken]

music name?

[@dillonhall-in2kj]

$hmok’n

[@LuthandoRohamAryaman]

is this channel seriously a david bull rip off?

[@mokuhanga1]

We're both ripping off Watanabe Shozaburo! Dave Bull's a friend and twitch extracts were used with his permission. Perhaps direct your attention to www.youtube.com/@str8edgedudeTV

[@dextardextar]

bro doesn't even engrave it himself, what a joke.

[@French_Canadian_Pea_Soup]

Meh...I can do the same on my canon printer.

[@EricMLopez]

you're not capable of anything lol

[@Martin-se3ij]

This is painfully slow, do yourself a favor and skip the first 10 minutes.

[@ItsSFChris]

Hmph, this movie from the 50s about art doesn’t keep me on the edge of my seat for the entire ride. Be better next time 50s filmmakers!

[@Auxius.]

Yes, it's indeed painfully slow, do yourself a favor and skip to here: 42:00

[@charlie-obrien]

The art, the process and even this film are meditative. Watching an artist (or artists) create is not always thrilling, but can be very satisfying.

[@モハ110]

八王子市夢美術館で、本動画を編集したものを鑑賞しました。オリジナルが視聴できて嬉しいです。