Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
by Kawase Hasui
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.
Kamigamo Shrine in northern Kyoto is one of the city's oldest Shinto shrines, its grounds including the famous white sand mounds (tatesuna) and the Mitarashi River flowing through the outer precinct. Winter at Kamigamo in this 1933 oban from the Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition shows the shrine precincts under snow — the white mounds perhaps indistinguishable from the surrounding snowfall, the cedar-lined approach in winter silence. The shrine's austere white-sand landscape became even more abstract under snow.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in 1933.
Yes — Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" is part of the Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition series by Kawase Hasui.
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" uses Bokashi, on color woodblock print; oban.
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1933).
Winter in Kamigamo, Kyoto (Kyoto Kamigamo no fuyu), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)" depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and winter, set at Kyoto.
