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Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...) (Fukabuka no saku)

Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...) (Fukabuka no saku) by Shiko Munakata — Japanese Woodblock print, 1957

Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...) (Fukabuka no saku)

by Shiko Munakata

Date:: 1957
Medium:: Woodblock print
Edition:: Self-printed
Source:: Scholten Japanese Art

Typical Price

Rare early signed work in excellent condition: $5,000–$25,000
Fine signed mid-century print: $2,000–$8,000
Good condition signed example: $500–$2,500

Description

"Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...)" (Fukabuka no saku) from 1957 captures a snowfall of such intensity that it transforms the architectural setting — the fence, the structure behind it — into a study in accumulated white. The subtitle "fukabuka" (deep, heavy) intensifies the image of snow not as a picturesque overlay but as a physical force imposing its own geometry on the human-built world. Munakata's handling of snow carried none of the delicate aesthetic appreciation of traditional Japanese snow imagery; his snow was heavy and serious, a natural fact making its presence felt.

More Prints by Shiko Munakata

Flying Over the Mountains (Yamagoe), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)" by Shiko Munakata

Flying Over the Mountains (Yamagoe), from the series "The Tale of the Auklet (Uto Hanga-kan)"

1960

Woodblock print

Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju bosatsu no saku), from the series Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Shaka jûdai deshi), Shôwa period, undated (block carved 1948) by Shiko Munakata

Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju bosatsu no saku), from the series Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha Sakyamuni (Shaka jûdai deshi), Shôwa period, undated (block carved 1948)

Shôwa period, 1926-1989

Woodblock print

Ragora (Rahula), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" by Shiko Munakata

Ragora (Rahula), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"

1939-68

Woodblock print

Ubari (Upali), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)" by Shiko Munakata

Ubari (Upali), from the series "Two Bodhisattva and Ten Great Disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (Nibosatsu Shaka judai deshi)"

1939 (printed 1955)

Woodblock print

More Snow Scenes Prints

Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924 by Kanpo Yoshikawa

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)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

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) by Kawase Hasui

Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)

Yuki no Miyajima

1929

Color woodblock print; oban

Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo by Kawase Hasui

Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo

1932

Woodblock print

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Frequently Asked Questions

Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...) (Fukabuka no saku) was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1957.

Heavy Snow at Takashiro (the fence of...) (Fukabuka no saku) depicts snow scenes.