Hasui Kawase was an artist, one of modern Japan's most important and prolific printmakers. He was a prominent designer of the Shin-Hanga ("new prints") movement, whose artists depicted traditional subjects with a style influenced by Western art. Like many earlier Ukiyo-e prints, Hasui's works were commonly landscapes, but displayed atmospheric effects and natural lighting.
Hasui designed approximately 620 prints over a career that spanned nearly forty years. Towards the end of his life the government recognized him as a Living National Treasure for his contribution to Japanese culture.
One of the popular his artwork is "Twenty Views of Tokyo".