Hasegawa Settei

Hasegawa Settei Art Prints – Edo-Period Ink Drawing

Hasegawa Settei (c. 1819–1882) was a Japanese painter and illustrator of the late Edo period, trained by his father Hasegawa Settan, one of the era's most celebrated woodblock artists. Working in ink on paper and silk, Settei continued his family's tradition of finely detailed illustration — from landscape scenes to narrative works documenting Japanese life and Buddhist history. His drawings combine the delicate linework of traditional ink painting with an illustrator's eye for storytelling.

At Kuriosis, we reproduce Settei's ink works using archival Japanese pigment inks rated for over 100 years of colour stability. Fine art paper prints are produced on 225g matte stock in sizes A3, 50×70 cm, 70×100 cm, and A0 — a format that preserves the fine brushwork and tonal subtlety of the originals. Canvas prints use 400g cotton canvas in 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, and 70×100 cm, adding texture that complements the organic quality of ink on paper. Framing options include oak, black, and walnut brown.

Linework and Narrative in the Edo Tradition

Settei's illustrations are characterized by confident, flowing brushstrokes and a deep understanding of composition inherited from generations of Hasegawa painters. His subjects — bamboo, rock formations, figures from Buddhist texts — carry both decorative beauty and cultural weight. Each drawing tells a story through gesture and line rather than colour.

For related Japanese ink painting, see works by Ishida Yutei, Ito Jakuchu, or browse the full Japanese art prints collection.

About Kuriosis

Every print at Kuriosis is made in-house in our Berlin studio — from colour calibration to packing. We source historic artworks from museum archives, carefully restoring and colour-calibrating each image before printing with museum-grade materials.