Woman walking in the snow at night — 雪裏の佳人
- Date:
- 1897
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Beauty subjects are especially sought after in this category. Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
"Woman Walking in the Snow at Night" (雪裏の佳人 — beautiful woman in the snow, 1897) is among Shuntei's most atmospherically complete compositions: a woman navigating the nighttime snow, the cold darkness around her, her figure a warm point of life against the white expanse. The snow-at-night subject was one of Japanese printmaking's most celebrated atmospheric challenges — rendering darkness and snow simultaneously — and Shuntei approaches it with his characteristic confidence in the expressive potential of well-managed tonal contrast and carefully observed weather conditions.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Woman walking in the snow at night — 雪裏の佳人 was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀) in 1897.
Woman walking in the snow at night — 雪裏の佳人 depicts snow scenes and night scenes.
