Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki)
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- January 1932
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
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). Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Funabori in eastern Tokyo is a neighborhood along the Edo River, and snow transforms its canal-edged streets in this January 1932 print. The snow-covered boat hulls and wooden bridges over narrow canals were subjects Hasui found consistently compelling in the older working-class districts of eastern Tokyo. Funabori's flat waterway landscape under snow reduced composition to the essentials of dark water, white accumulation, and a pale grey sky.
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.
Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in January 1932.
Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (January 1932).
Snow at Funabori (Funabori no Yuki) depicts snow scenes.
