Winter in Fukita's abstract landscape idiom is primarily a study in reduction: spare color, high contrast between light and dark, and an emphasis on the silence and stillness of the cold season. The print may employ a restricted palette of blues, grays, and near-whites, with the natural tone of [washi](/glossary/washi) serving as snow or sky. Fukita's layered printing technique, applied with restraint, creates a tonal quietude that distinguishes winter imagery from his warmer-season compositions. Structural forms — horizontal ground planes, isolated vertical accents — organize the space with minimal incident. The season's characteristic bleaching of color and detail translates into formal economy, resulting in a composition where the quality of cold is expressed through compositional discipline rather than descriptive content.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Winter was created by Fukita Fumiaki (吹田文明).
Winter depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and winter.
Winter measures 55 × 65 cm.
