Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori)
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.7 × 16.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
The evening after snowfall — "Yukiagari no yori" in the title — captures the peculiar quality of light that follows heavy snow: the sky clearing from grey to pale gold or lavender, the accumulated white on rooftops and branches catching and amplifying the fading light, the air unusually still after the storm's activity. Shotei renders this atmospheric aftermath with the precise bokashi gradations that the transitional light demanded, the scene balanced between the darkness of winter and the warmth of the post-storm clearing. Few seasonal effects were more admired in the shin-hanga tradition.
More Prints by Takahashi Shotei
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
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in 20th century.
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print; ink and color on paper.
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (20th century).
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori) depicts snow scenes and night scenes.
Evening after Snowfall (Yukiagari no yori) measures 37.7 × 16.6 cm (Oban format).