Though best known for bijin-ga, Shinsui also produced landscape prints of great refinement. These typically trade at lower prices than his figure subjects but attract collectors seeking less competition.
A waterfall cascades through a snow-laden landscape in this 1921 landscape, the contrast between the water's fluid motion and the stillness of accumulating snow creating the central tension of the composition. The [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradations build the cold blue-white atmosphere of a winter scene, while the falling water—too cold to fully freeze, too active to be stilled—occupies the center of the image. Shinsui's confident handling of this complex natural subject at age twenty-three demonstrates his rapid technical maturation.
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.
After the Snow Falls was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1921.
After the Snow Falls uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
After the Snow Falls was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).
After the Snow Falls depicts snow scenes, waterfalls, and rivers & lakes.
After the Snow Falls measures 26.6 × 38.8 cm (Oban format).
