Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki)
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×. Pre-war lifetime editions bearing the Watanabe copyright seal (A through G types, 1926–1944) are the most desirable.
Toshogu Shrine at Ueno in winter snow shows the elaborate gate complex and stone-lantern avenue of this mid-scale version of Nikko's famous shrine, the lanterns capped with white drifts and the gilded gate gleaming through snowfall or clear winter air. This July 1929 print (the July date is surprising for a snow scene, suggesting a possible dating error) shows the shrine approach with the long rows of dedicated stone lanterns transformed into a file of white-capped columns.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in July 1929.
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki) uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print.
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (July 1929).
Snow at Tosho Shrine, Ueno (Ueno Toshogu no yuki) depicts urban scenes, snow scenes, and temples & shrines, set at Ueno.
