$200–$2,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Kotozuka's Kyoto prints are popular and affordable. Seasonal temple scenes and garden views are most sought after.
A heron standing motionless in the snow on a dark winter night is one of the most atmospheric subjects in the Japanese print tradition — the bird's white form almost indistinguishable from the falling snow, its stillness absolute in the frozen night. Kotozuka's three-way combination of snow, night, and the heron's ghostly presence creates a composition of extraordinary atmospheric density: the darkness that surrounds the bird makes its whiteness luminous, and the silence of the snow seems to hold even in the static print.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Heron on a Snowy Night was created by Kotozuka Eiichi (琴塚英一) in Not set.
Heron on a Snowy Night depicts birds & flowers, snow scenes, and night scenes.
