Haru no yuki - Asakusa Torigoe jinja (Spring Snow - The Torigoe Shrine at Asakusa)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
Spring snow falls softly on the Torigoe Shrine in Asakusa, coating the stone lanterns and gate with a thin layer of white that softens every edge. The Torigoe Shrine — one of the oldest in the city — sits in the working-class neighborhood where Kasamatsu was born, making this a deeply personal subject: a beloved local sanctuary caught in the unusual combination of spring warmth and late snowfall. The image evokes the Japanese poetic concept of yuki no haru, when the calendar and the weather have not yet agreed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Haru no yuki - Asakusa Torigoe jinja (Spring Snow - The Torigoe Shrine at Asakusa) was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Haru no yuki - Asakusa Torigoe jinja (Spring Snow - The Torigoe Shrine at Asakusa) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Haru no yuki - Asakusa Torigoe jinja (Spring Snow - The Torigoe Shrine at Asakusa) depicts urban scenes, snow scenes, and temples & shrines, set at Asakusa.