The Second Month, Matsuchiyama in Snow at Dusk
- Date:
- March 1896
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
Matsuchiyama — the sacred hill topped by Shōten-ji temple in Asakusa, famed for its association with the Kangiten deity — is depicted in this March 1896 [nishiki-e](/glossary/nishiki-e) at the second month of the lunar calendar, still in winter snow at dusk. The purplish sky of approaching night contrasts with the white-covered hill and the distant rooftops of the city below, creating the kind of precisely calibrated dusk composition that was among Kiyochika's most technically demanding. The seasonal date — second lunar month, before spring equinox — specifies the print's place in the annual cycle of Tokyo landscape imagery.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
The Second Month, Matsuchiyama in Snow at Dusk was created by Kobayashi Kiyochika (小林清親) in March 1896.
The Second Month, Matsuchiyama in Snow at Dusk depicts snow scenes and night scenes.
The Second Month, Matsuchiyama in Snow at Dusk measures 36.2 × 70.5 cm (Oban format).
