Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)"
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twenty Views of Tokyo
- Date:
- 1926
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
A red-lacquered temple building with a heavy double-tiered roof capped in snow dominates the composition, its dark grated lower walls and doors set behind a low fence. In the snow-covered courtyard below, two figures in kimono walk together past bare, snow-dusted trees, under a clear blue sky that pales toward the horizon. Kawase Hasui, "Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare)," from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)," 1926, color woodblock print, oban.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1926.
Yes — Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" is part of the Twenty Views of Tokyo series by Kawase Hasui.
Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Clearing after a Snowfall at the Kannon Temple in Asakusa (Asakusa Kannon no yukibare), from the series "Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukkei)" depicts urban scenes, landscapes, and edo & tokyo, set at Tokyo, Asakusa.