Snow in Matsushima — Matsushima Godaido no Yuki
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
"Snow in Matsushima — Matsushima Godaido no Yuki" presents one of Japan's Three Views (Nihon sankei) under its most dramatic seasonal transformation: the pine-covered islands of Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture under snow, and specifically the small hexagonal Godaido hall that perches on a tiny island just off the shore, its ancient wooden form rendered white and silent by the winter. The pine trees that cover Matsushima's hundreds of small islands retain their dark green through the snow, creating the striking visual contrast between white snow and dark evergreen that Okuyama rendered with particular mastery.
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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)"
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snow in Matsushima — Matsushima Godaido no Yuki was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Snow in Matsushima — Matsushima Godaido no Yuki depicts snow scenes, set at Matsushima.