Winter in Tsuruga-jyo Aizu Wakamatsu
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Tsurugajo—the White Crane Castle of Aizuwakamatsu, the castle town at the center of the Aizu basin—was reconstructed in 1965 after its destruction following the Boshin War of 1868. Saito's Winter in Tsurugajo likely depicts the castle after its reconstruction, the white walls of the keep against a winter sky creating the formal contrast between architectural mass and natural void that drove his most characteristic compositions. The castle of his home region carried personal significance beyond formal interest.
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.
Winter in Tsuruga-jyo Aizu Wakamatsu was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Winter in Tsuruga-jyo Aizu Wakamatsu depicts snow scenes and winter.
