Snow in Kashiwabara
- Date:
- 1927
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27.3 × 41.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Snow scenes represent some of Yoshida's most technically challenging compositions, and collectors prize fine impressions of winter subjects for their nuanced color gradations. Snow views carry a consistent premium across his output; the combination of snow with mountain, temple, or Tokyo subjects compounds the premium further. Jizuri seals are especially important for snow scenes, as printing quality directly affects the rendering of the snow effects.
Snow in Kashiwabara captures the village of Kashiwabara under deep winter snowfall, the familiar forms of rural architecture transformed by the white accumulation. Yoshida's 1927 snow scenes demonstrate his mastery of the woodblock medium's capacity to render the optical qualities of snow — the way it absorbs and diffuses light, the way it rounds sharp edges and silences the landscape. The paper itself serves as the white of the snow, and Yoshida's jizuri printing technique allowed him to control the transition from bare paper to color with the precision of a painter.
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.
Snow in Kashiwabara was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1927.
Snow in Kashiwabara was published by Yoshida Studio (1927).
Snow in Kashiwabara depicts snow scenes.
Snow in Kashiwabara measures 27.3 × 41.6 cm (Oban format).
