Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin))
by Kawase Hasui
by Kawase Hasui
Snow at a shrine or temple — Hasui's single most valuable subject combination. Prints pairing winter precipitation with sacred architecture dominate the top of his price range: Snow at Zojoji Temple ($16,000 at Artelino, 2023), Snow at Tosho-gu Shrine ($3,200 at Artelino, 2020), Snow at a Shrine Entrance ($3,100 at Artelino, 2020), Saishoin Temple in the Snow ($3,000 at Artelino, 2023). Edition period is critical: pre-war lifetime editions consistently outperform posthumous prints by 3–5×. Postwar lifetime editions (1946–1957) bearing the small 6mm J-seal represent authentic lifetime impressions but from the artist's final decade.
Fuji clearing after snowfall near Oshino in Yamanashi Prefecture shows the mountain's lower slopes still snow-covered from a recent storm, the summit brilliant white under a sky just turning blue. This 1952 print focuses on the clearing condition (yukibare) at Oshino fukin (the Oshino area), where the spring-water ponds gave photographers and printmakers an ideal foreground for post-storm Fuji views. The yukibare Fuji — snow-bright after the storm, sky opening — was one of the most sought-after atmospheric conditions in Fuji imagery.
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.
Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin)) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1952.
Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin)) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin)) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1952).
Mt. Fuji, Clearing after a Snowfall in Oshiono (Fuji no yukibare (Oshiono fukin)) depicts snow scenes and mount fuji, set at Mount Fuji.
