$1,000–$15,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Kasamatsu's early shin-hanga works (pre-1955) tend to be more valued than his later sosaku-hanga production.
Pine-covered islands in Matsushima Bay receive a snowfall that coats the flat surfaces of their pine boughs and softens the rocky shorelines, turning Japan's most famous scenic bay into a study in black, white, and grey. Kasamatsu depicts Matsushima in winter — a less common view than the moon-and-island scenes — finding in the snow-covered islets a more austere beauty than the celebrated autumn and summer panoramas. The cold grey water and white-capped pines create a monochromatic composition of exceptional formal purity.
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.
Snow In Matsushima, Matsujima was created by Shiro Kasamatsu (笠松紫浪).
Snow In Matsushima, Matsujima was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Snow In Matsushima, Matsujima depicts snow scenes, set at Matsushima.
