Heron Maiden in Snow
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$5,000–$40,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Very limited output makes all prints relatively scarce. The 'Styles of Contemporary Make-up' series is most collected.
Description
"Heron Maiden in Snow" extends the supernatural bijin-ga subject of the Heron Maiden into a winter setting, where snow enhances the white-on-white visual poetry of the composition. The maiden's white robes dissolve into the white of falling or accumulated snow, reinforcing the ambiguity between human and bird, woman and spirit. Snow in Japanese art carries associations with purity, impermanence, and the beautiful melancholy of transience — qualities that deepen the Heron Maiden's mythological resonance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Heron Maiden in Snow was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in Not set.
Heron Maiden in Snow was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Heron Maiden in Snow depicts birds & flowers and snow scenes.