Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira
近江八景 比良の暮雪
by Ito Shinsui
- Series:
- Eight Views of Omi
- Date:
- 1917
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Large pine trees with thick, textured brown-gray trunks dominate the foreground, their branches and needles rendered in muted green against a pale pink-and-blue sky. Through the gaps between the trunks, a distant shoreline or low landscape is visible in soft pink and grey tones, suggesting a view from beneath the pines toward open water. No figures appear in the scene; the palette is restrained, dominated by browns, greens, and dusky pinks, giving a quiet, still impression. *Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira*, by Ito Shinsui, 1917, color woodblock print.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira (近江八景 比良の暮雪) was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1917.
Yes — Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira is part of the Eight Views of Omi series by Ito Shinsui.
Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1917).
Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and night scenes.