Snow and night scenes traditionally command higher prices. Key value factors: Edition order (first Watanabe/Doi printing vs. posthumous reprints) is crucial. Snow scenes, night views, and bijin-ga typically command premiums. Publisher seals and artist signatures authenticate first editions.
The Kamo River, running north to south through central Kyoto, transforms under winter snowfall into a study in muted grays, white, and the dark lines of bare trees along its embankments. This woodblock print depicts the river's banks after a snowfall, with the Japanese title Kamo Tsutsumi no Yuki confirming the location. Yoshimitsu renders the accumulated snow as smooth planes of white paper left uninked, a technique that demands precise planning during the block-carving stage. The Kamogawa embankment is a pedestrian gathering spot in every season, but under snow it takes on a hushed, emptied quality that suits the contemplative mood of shin-hanga landscape printing. This is one of two snow scenes Yoshimitsu produced along the Kamo River, the other being part of his Kyoraku Meisho series.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Snow on the Bank of Kamogawa — 加茂堤の雪 was created by Nomura Yoshimitsu (野村義光).
Snow on the Bank of Kamogawa — 加茂堤の雪 depicts snow scenes.
