Snow at Shiba Zojoji Temple
芝増上寺の雪
- Date:
- c. 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
芝増上寺の雪
Pre-1923 Shotei prints are particularly prized because the Great Kanto Earthquake destroyed original woodblocks along with much of the Watanabe publishing house. Surviving pre-earthquake impressions carry a scarcity premium.
The grand gate of Zojoji Temple in Shiba, Tokyo, stands transformed by a heavy snowfall. Figures with umbrellas make their way through the deep snow, their forms dark against the white landscape. The warm red of the temple gate provides a striking contrast to the cool whites and grays of the snowy scene, creating one of Shotei''s most celebrated compositions.
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 at Shiba Zojoji Temple (芝増上寺の雪) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in c. 1920.
Snow at Shiba Zojoji Temple was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1920).
Snow at Shiba Zojoji Temple depicts snow scenes and temples & shrines.
