Snow scenes represent Hasui's most valuable and technically innovative subject category — he developed specialized carving techniques specifically for depicting falling snow. These subjects carry a consistent 30–50% premium over comparable non-snow designs. Evening Snow at Kambara (a landmark design) achieved $7,200 at Tokyo auction (2024) for a Taisho-era impression. Pine Trees After Snow (first/limited edition) sold for $4,300 at Artelino (2021). Winter Moon over Toyama Moor, combining snow and night effects, reached $3,600 (2022). Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Evening Snow at Shiba Park in Tokyo, published in 1932, depicts the Shiba Park district of Minato ward — centered on the Zojoji temple's great red gate and the ancient Tokugawa mausolea — under falling evening snow that whitens the park's stone lanterns and muffles the sounds of the surrounding city. The park's combination of sacred architecture (Zojoji is one of Tokyo's largest Buddhist temples) and urban parkland gave Hasui a compositionally rich snow subject, the falling snow equalizing the old temple precincts and the newer park landscaping. The 1932 date places this alongside several other major Tokyo snow subjects Hasui produced that year.
$3,800
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.
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1932.
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1932).
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo depicts snow scenes and night scenes, set at Tokyo.
