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Snow at Akama Gate

Snow at Akama Gate by Kishio Koizumi — Japanese Japanese Color Woodblock Print, 1936

Snow at Akama Gate

by Kishio Koizumi

Shin-hanga Sōsaku-hanga

Snow Scenes Architecture

Date:

1936

Medium:

Japanese Color Woodblock Print

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Description

"Snow at Akama Gate" is a woodblock by Kishio Koizumi that captures the evocative beauty of the depicted scene.

As a [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) work, this piece reflects the movement's emphasis on collaboration between artist, carver, and printer to achieve technical refinement and atmospheric beauty. The woodblock technique allows for the characteristic interplay of precise line work and subtle color gradation that gives the image its distinctive presence. Dating to 1936, this work was created during a period of creative ferment in Japanese printmaking.

More Prints by Kishio Koizumi

#35 Municipal Hall by Kishio Koizumi

#35 Municipal Hall

Woodblock print

Autumn Color along the Moat at Hanzo Gate (Hanzomon go-horihata no aki iro), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi

Autumn Color along the Moat at Hanzo Gate (Hanzomon go-horihata no aki iro), from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"

1934

Color woodblock print; oban

The Memorial Hall of the Earthquake in Honjo, from the series One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era by Kishio Koizumi

The Memorial Hall of the Earthquake in Honjo, from the series One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era

1932

Color woodblock print; oban

Kiba Lumberyard along the River at Fukugawa (New Edition) [Fukagawa-ku, kiba no kawasuji (shinpan)], from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)" by Kishio Koizumi

Kiba Lumberyard along the River at Fukugawa (New Edition) [Fukagawa-ku, kiba no kawasuji (shinpan)], from the series "One Hundred Views of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era (Showa dai Tokyo fukei hyaku zue hanga)"

1940

Color woodblock print; oban

More Snow Scenes Prints

Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924 by Kanpo Yoshikawa

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)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

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) by Kawase Hasui

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)

Yuki no Miyajima

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo by Kawase Hasui

Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo

1932

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Snow at Akama Gate was created by Kishio Koizumi (小泉癸巳男) in 1936.

Snow at Akama Gate depicts snow scenes and architecture.