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Keyblock impression for Snow at the Shrine by Ito Shinsui — Japanese Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)

Keyblock impression for Snow at the Shrine

by Ito Shinsui

Medium:
Mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock)
Image courtesy of
Saru Gallery

Description

A single woman in a floral-patterned kimono and obi stands in profile beneath a pine tree, one hand raised to shade her eyes as she gazes into the distance; a stone lantern and snow-covered pine boughs frame her on the right. The composition is rendered entirely in black outline on cream paper, with no color blocking applied — only line work indicating tree bark texture, fanned pine needles, and radiating snow-light behind the branches. Faint pencil or brush inscriptions and a seal appear in the lower right; this is a keyblock impression (line-only proof) for "Snow at the Shrine" by Ito Shinsui, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock).

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Keyblock impression for Snow at the Shrine was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).

Keyblock impression for Snow at the Shrine depicts snow scenes and temples & shrines.