Unknown, snowy village- Yaizunohara
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$400–$3,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Okuyama's prints are relatively affordable. Bold, well-preserved examples are most valued.
"Unknown, Snowy Village — Yaizunohara" presents a snow-covered village settlement — identified by the suffix "nohara" (field or plain) as a village in an open, flat setting — under winter conditions. The Yaizunohara location name suggests a specific place in Japan's snowy north or mountain regions, where winter villages under deep snow were a lived reality rather than a scenic subject. Okuyama's rendering of this village in snow honors the quiet dignity of a community continuing its life beneath the weight of winter.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Unknown, snowy village- Yaizunohara was created by Gihachiro Okuyama (奥山儀八郎).
Unknown, snowy village- Yaizunohara depicts snow scenes and village scenes.
