No Series Bijin In Snow
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
$300–$3,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Iwata's stylish modern women prints bridge illustration and fine art. Original prints command more than reproductions.
No Series Bijin In Snow combines the [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) tradition with a winter landscape, placing a beautiful woman within falling or settled snow. The notation "no series" distinguishes this as a standalone composition rather than part of a numbered sequence. Iwata merges two beloved subjects of Japanese printmaking, the elegant female figure and the snow scene, creating a composition where the cold whiteness of the snow sets off the warmth of the woman's presence. The [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock format allows the snowfall to occupy meaningful space around the figure, making the weather a co-subject rather than mere backdrop.
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.
No Series Bijin In Snow was created by Sentaro Iwata (岩田専太郎).
No Series Bijin In Snow depicts snow scenes and bijin-ga.
