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
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.