Snow Hood
by Ito Shinsui
- Date:
- 1950
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 47.5 × 33.3 cm
- Publisher:
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 woman drawn deeply into her hood against the winter cold, the garment framing her face and creating the composed, almost monumental quality that distinguished Shinsui's snow bijin-ga. Produced in 1950 with a mica-enriched ground, Snow Hood belongs to the postwar period when Shinsui continued refining the seasonal beauty print he had mastered decades earlier. The hood—a simple cotton or silk cowl worn to protect against snow—becomes in his hands an architectural element that focuses attention on the woman's expression.
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 Hood was created by Ito Shinsui (伊東深水) in 1950.
Snow Hood uses Bokashi, on woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica.
Snow Hood was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1950).
Snow Hood depicts snow scenes.
Snow Hood measures 47.5 × 33.3 cm (Oban format).
