Nagano Communications Exhibition — 長野逓信展

Commissioned for the Nagano Communications Exhibition (長野逓信展), this woodblock print exemplifies the overlap between shin-hanga production and Japan's modernizing institutional culture. Hasui's design likely features a recognizable Nagano landmark—possibly Zenko-ji, one of Japan's most visited Buddhist pilgrimage temples, or the surrounding Japan Alps—rendered in his characteristic atmospheric style. Graduation of color through bokashi would evoke the mountain region's distinctive cold light. Such commemorative prints were produced in limited quantities for distribution at regional expositions, situating traditional woodblock printing within a modern promotional economy while maintaining the hand-printing techniques of the shin-hanga revival.