Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō)
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.8 × 16.5 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Snow falls on a five-storied pagoda and the surrounding trees — the title "Yuki no to" (Tower in Snow) framing this as a meditative winter subject. Shotei renders the snow accumulation on each of the pagoda's five overhanging eaves in careful observation, the white loading creating a visual rhythm that descends from the topmost finial to the first roof. The trees around the tower bend under their own snow loads, while the bokashi sky above suggests the continuing fall that will add more weight to the already-laden scene.
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
Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in 20th century.
Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print; ink and color on paper.
Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (20th century).
Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) depicts snow scenes, pagodas, and trees.
Pagoda and Trees in the Snow (Yuki no tō) measures 37.8 × 16.5 cm (Oban format).