Aterazawa
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
The hamlet of Aterazawa in Yamagata Prefecture sits in mountainous terrain along the Mogami River, a region known for its heavy snowfall and isolated rural character. Kasamatsu's landscape travels took him to remote areas of northern Honshu where traditional architectural forms persisted unchanged. The print likely depicts thatch-roofed farmhouses against a winter or autumn landscape, the kind of documentary pastoral record that characterized his work for Watanabe Shozaburo's shin-hanga landscape series.
More Prints by Shiro Kasamatsu
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
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aterazawa was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Aterazawa was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Aterazawa depicts snow scenes, winter, and mountains.