$2,000–$8,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Brayer's unique luminous technique on handmade washi appeals to collectors of both Japanese prints and contemporary art.
This limited edition mokuhanga print captures a Kyoto snowfall, a subject that connects Brayer to the long tradition of snow scenes in Japanese art while allowing her to apply her signature abstract treatment. Kyoto's snowfalls are typically light and fleeting, transforming the city for a few hours before melting. Brayer seizes this brevity, rendering the snow not as a settled condition but as an active event, with white particles suspended in air and accumulating on surfaces. The limited edition designation indicates a smaller print run than her standard editions, suggesting that this may represent a particularly refined or experimental printing approach. The soft tonal range of a snow-covered city, all whites, grays, and muted warm tones where interiors glow through the storm, aligns naturally with Brayer's palette.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Kyoto Snowfall- LE was created by Sarah Brayer in Not set.
Kyoto Snowfall- LE depicts snow scenes, set at Kyoto.
