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×.
Saishoin Temple in Snow at Hirosaki, described as needing description in the dataset, depicts the snow-covered Saisho-in subtemple within Hirosaki's temple district under winter conditions — the five-story pagoda, rebuilt in 1667 and counted among the Tohoku's finest, weighted with snow against the bare winter trees. Hirosaki in winter is one of Aomori Prefecture's most photographed subjects, the city's heavy snowfall transforming its Edo-period castle town into a monochrome landscape of snow-blanketed rooftops and buried stone lanterns. Hasui's snow treatment of this pagoda parallels his other winter temple subjects, combining falling snow with the resilient architecture of the sacred structure.
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.
Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in description.
Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (description).
Saishoin Temple in Snow, Hirosaki depicts snow scenes and temples & shrines.
