Snow on the Tokaido
東海道の雪
- Date:
- c. 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A snow-covered stretch of the historic Tokaido road, the ancient highway connecting Tokyo and Kyoto. Pine trees along the road are laden with snow, and a lone traveler makes their way along the white road. The composition evokes both the beauty and hardship of winter travel on the old roads, recalling the great Tokaido prints of Hiroshige.
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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)"
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snow on the Tokaido (東海道の雪) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in c. 1930.
Snow on the Tokaido was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1930).
Snow on the Tokaido depicts snow scenes and travel scenes.