$200–$2,000. Temple scenes are among the most popular subjects for this artist. Good temple/garden scenes: $600–$1,200. Key value factors: Ito Nisaburo's Kyoto prints are popular and accessible. Night scenes, snow views, and cherry blossom compositions command premiums.
Torii Gate in Winter — the distinctive vermilion wooden gate that marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine, here depicted under snow or in the cold austere light of winter. The torii's formal simplicity — two vertical posts, two horizontal beams — creates a powerful architectural subject whose geometric clarity suits the spare aesthetic of winter landscape. Snow accumulating on the crossbeams and the surrounding trees emphasizes the gate's vertical prominence while the winter color palette strips away the competing chromatic richness of other seasons.
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.
Torii Gate in Winter was created by Ito Nisaburo (伊藤仁三郎).
Torii Gate in Winter depicts snow scenes, torii gates, and architecture.
