Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika)
by Paul Binnie
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
"Deer in the Snow" (Yuki ni Shika) places the animals of Nara — the sacred deer that have wandered freely through the park for centuries — in a winter landscape of fallen snow. Binnie's treatment of the snow scene employs bokashi gradation to suggest the blue-white atmosphere of a cold, still day, with the deer's warm brown forms providing contrast against the white ground. The sacred deer of Nara are among the most beloved subjects in Japanese landscape art, and Binnie's print engages with this deep tradition.
More Prints by Paul Binnie
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
Woodblock print
Frequently Asked Questions
Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika) was created by Paul Binnie.
Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Deer in the Snow (Yuki ni Shika) depicts snow scenes and animals.