Snow — 雪
by Ito Shinsui
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
by Ito Shinsui
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 simple rendering of snow—雪—as both landscape condition and atmospheric state occupies this undated print, the single-character Japanese title directing attention to the phenomenon itself rather than to any specific scene within it. Shinsui's snow prints range from the grand landscape of after-snowfall to intimate bijin-ga of women in snow, and this work titled simply "Snow" may belong to either tradition. The bokashi gradations that characterized all his snow work build the cold blue-white luminosity of a snowy day.
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.
Snow — 雪 was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水).
Snow — 雪 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Snow — 雪 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Snow — 雪 depicts snow scenes.
