Torii Gate in Winter
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
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.
More Prints by Ito Nisaburo
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Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
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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)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.