Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu)
by Kawase Hasui
by Kawase Hasui
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). Postwar lifetime editions (1946–1957) bearing the small 6mm J-seal represent authentic lifetime impressions but from the artist's final decade.
Senzoku Pond in Tokyo's Ota ward is a small lake famous for its ancient lotus beds and the hillside temple that overlooks it. Lingering snow around its shores in this 1951 print leaves patches of white against the dark water and bare branches of the surrounding trees, the zansetsu condition giving the composition a muted, late-winter palette. The pond's modest size and intimate urban setting distinguish it from Hasui's larger lake compositions.
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.
Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1951.
Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1951).
Lingering Snow at Senzoku Pond (Senzokuike no zanesetsu) depicts snow scenes and rivers & lakes.
