Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa])

Date:: 1932
Medium:: Color woodblock print; oban
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo
Edition:: Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Source:: Art Institute of Chicago

Description

A snow-laden willow tree with drooping bare branches frames the right side of the composition, its trunk in the foreground beside a stone embankment; a wooden footbridge crosses a river at center, with a single figure holding an open umbrella walking across it. The scene is rendered almost entirely in blue tones, from deep indigo in the water and sky to pale grey-blue for the falling snow, with a lit window glowing faint orange-yellow in a distant house at left. Snow accumulates on the bridge railing, tree branches, and rocks below, evoking a quiet, cold dusk. Kawase Hasui, "Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa])," 1932, color woodblock print, ōban.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1932.

Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.

Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1932).

Evening Snow at Edo River (Kure no yuki [Edogawa]) depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and rivers & lakes, set at Tokyo.