Hasegawa Settan Explained

Hasegawa Settan (長谷川雪旦, 1778–1843)^[1] was a Japanese artist who lived during the late Edo period, born in Edo.

His given name was Munehide (宗秀), and his art-name was Gengakusai Ichiyōsai (巌岳斎 一陽庵). He was commonly called Gotō Uzaemon (後藤右衛門). He was originally a wood sculptor and he carved the woodblocks for many ukiyo-e prints. The Edo meisho zue, an illustrated catalogue of the sights of Edo for which he provided in the woodcuts, is one of his major works.^[2] For his artistic accomplishments, Hasegawa Settan was awarded the honorary Buddhist title Hokkyō (法橋 "Bridge of the Dharma").^[3]

Sources

• Book: Douglas, R. K.. Bibliographica. 1897. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner. Pollard. Alfred William. Alfred W. Pollard. 1–29. en. Japanese Illustrated Books.
• Goree. Robert. 2017. Meisho zue and the Mapping of Prosperity in Late Tokugawa Japan. Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review. en. 6. 2. 404–439. 10.1353/ach.2017.0023. 2158-9674. free.

Notes and References

1. Book: Graham, Patricia Jane. Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art, 1600–2005. 2007. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-3191-2. 42. en.
2. Book: Shirane, Haruo. Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts. 2013-03-05. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-15281-5. 171. en. Haruo Shirane.
3. Web site: June 28, 2022 . Japanese art and the eclectic style of Hasegawa Settan . Modern Tokyo Times . en-US.