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Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]
by Kawase Hasui
- Date:
- 1921
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 27 × 39.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima, published in 1921 as part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series, depicts the sacred island of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in Hiroshima Bay after snowfall on a clear day — the rare combination of fresh snow on vermillion shrine structures against a bright blue sky that makes Miyajima's seiten no yuki ("snow on a fine day") one of Japan's three canonical snow-viewing experiences. The floating torii, the shrine corridors, and the surrounding pine-covered slopes all appear white against the Inland Sea's blue water, with the unusual quality of clear winter light after a snowstorm giving the scene exceptional tonal contrast. The oban format amplifies the composition's dramatic breadth.
More Prints by Kawase Hasui
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]) was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1921.
Yes — Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" is part of the Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series series (print 13) by Kawase Hasui.
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" uses Bokashi, Karazuri, and Nishiki-e, on color woodblock print; oban.
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1921).
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" depicts snow scenes and travel scenes, set at Miyajima.
Snow on a Fine Day at Miyajima (Seiten no yuki [Miyajima]), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)" measures 27 × 39.5 cm (Oban format).