In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1924
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 36.4 × 24 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
In the Snow at Nakayama-shichiri Road in Hida, published in 1924 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series, depicts one of the most dramatic sections of the old mountain highway through the Hida region — the seven-ri (roughly 28 km) stretch of the Nakayama pass through the steep mountain terrain of present-day Gifu Prefecture. Snow transforms the narrow mountain road and its flanking cedar forests into a monochromatic landscape of white and dark branches, with the road's pale surface threading through the composition. The Third Series of the Souvenirs represents Hasui's widening geographic scope into the Japan Alps and western Honshu.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1924.
Yes — In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series series (print 3) by Kawase Hasui.
In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) uses Bokashi, Karazuri, and Nishiki-e, on color woodblock print.
In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) depicts snow scenes and travel scenes.
In the Snow, Nakayama-shichiri Road, Hida, from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series" (Tabi miyage dai sanshu, Hida Nakayama-shichiri) measures 36.4 × 24 cm (Oban format).