A winter genre scene of a child with a yukiusagi, the traditional snow rabbit shaped from packed snow with nanten berries for eyes and bamboo or pine leaves for ears. The print combines two of Kasamatsu's recurring subjects — snow scenes and figures — drawing on the seasonal vocabulary of [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) while attending to specific cultural detail. Rendering snow in mokuhanga typically uses the unprinted [washi](/glossary/washi) as the white field, with [sumi](/glossary/sumi) outlines and selective color carrying the figure and the rabbit; [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) suggests the soft modeling of snow surfaces and the muted winter light. Kasamatsu's snow prints, like his rain and night scenes, use weather as a unifying device that flattens the palette and harmonizes disparate elements within a single tonal envelope. The subject also sits within the long Edo-period tradition of children's seasonal play recorded in printed images.
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.
Girl with snow rabbit was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Girl with snow rabbit depicts snow scenes, children, and animals.
