Snowy Night
by Joshua Rome
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
- Image courtesy of
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
This second abstract mokuhanga print titled Snowy Night revisits the same winter atmosphere as its companion, likely with a modified palette, altered compositional structure, or different paper preparation. The iterative character of Rome's practice — returning to atmospheric subjects across multiple print editions — allows each work to isolate different aspects of the same experience. Where the first Snowy Night may emphasize spatial depth or the contrast between light and dark, this version may concentrate on surface texture, the directionality of falling snow, or the muffled tonal range that dense overcast night skies impose on winter landscapes. Multiple printings from carved blocks build the chromatic layering that distinguishes mokuhanga from monochrome woodblock work.
More Prints by Joshua Rome
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print

The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban

Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
Woodblock print
Frequently Asked Questions
Snowy Night was created by Joshua Rome.
Snowy Night depicts snow scenes.



