Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Scholten Japanese Art
Description
The Ayase River in northeastern Tokyo receives its winter covering of snow in this composition — the river's dark surface contrasting with the white-laden banks on either side, the trees and bridge structures bearing their own accumulations. Shotei renders the snow on the Ayase with particular attention to the way river ice, accumulated river-bank snow, and the open water of the channel created a tripartite composition: white, dark water, white again. The Japanese title frames this as a specific snow-on-river composition within a classical tradition.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki) uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Snow on Ayase River (Ayasegawa no Yuki) depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and rivers & lakes.