Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo

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.