Evening Snow at Terashima Village (Yuki ni kure no Terashima mura), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai)
by Kawase Hasui
- Series:
- Twelve Scenes of Tokyo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- Image courtesy of
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Description
Titled in full Yuki ni kure no Terashima mura (Terashima Village at evening in snow), this impression from the series Tôkyô jûnidai (Twelve Scenes of Tokyo) depicts the northeastern Tokyo village subject with the care of a formal series entry. The Japanese title specifies the temporal and meteorological conditions — dusk, snow — that define Hasui's characteristic mode of atmospheric landscape. The composition likely positions the viewer on a path or canal bank facing modest residential buildings, with snow accumulating on rooftops and the light transitioning from amber to cold blue. This second impression may vary from its counterpart in pigment saturation or bokashi gradation, differences that emerge from the handcraft nature of the printing process carried out by specialist artisans under the shin-hanga publishing system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Evening Snow at Terashima Village (Yuki ni kure no Terashima mura), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水).
Yes — Evening Snow at Terashima Village (Yuki ni kure no Terashima mura), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) is part of the Twelve Scenes of Tokyo series by Kawase Hasui.
Evening Snow at Terashima Village (Yuki ni kure no Terashima mura), from the series Twelve Scenes of Tokyo (Tôkyô jûnidai) depicts edo & tokyo and snow scenes.