Woman in Snow
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Beauty subjects are especially sought after in this category. Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
A winter [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) by Hirezaki Eiho placing a woman in a snow scene — a classic composition type that achieves its effect through chromatic contrast between the white of the snow and the vivid colors of a kimono, and through the emotional charge of exposing a figure associated with warmth and interior life to the cold emptiness of a snow landscape. Eiho's winter bijin-ga compositions are distinguished by their attention to physical sensation: the way a woman holds her kimono closed against the cold, the slight tension in posture that marks exposure to chill air, the particular quality of stillness that snow imposes on a scene.
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.
Woman in Snow was created by Hirezaki Eiho (鰭崎英朋).
Woman in Snow depicts snow scenes and bijin-ga.
