Snowy village
by Asada Benji
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A village scene under heavy snowfall — rooftops capped in white, the streets perhaps quiet and deserted, smoke rising from domestic hearths into the cold air. Asada Benji's snow village compositions reflect the shin-hanga tradition's mastery of winter atmosphere: the muffled quiet of a snowbound settlement rendered through soft gradations, the elimination of sharp edges, the careful balance between the weight of accumulated snow and the warm light from interior windows.
More Prints by Asada Benji
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
Woodblock print
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Snowy village was created by Asada Benji (浅田弁治).
Snowy village depicts snow scenes and village scenes.