Spring Snow at Jokochi- or Kamikochi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Spring snow at Kamikochi (or the related highland at Jokochi) in Nagano prefecture — the mountain resort and nature preserve where late spring snowfall was a regular occurrence, the alpine altitude keeping winter conditions well into the season that the lowlands had already left behind. Spring snow at Kamikochi created a visual experience of considerable drama: fresh green shoots of spring vegetation pushing through the snow, the clarity of spring light on a white landscape. Henmi's rendering captures this overlap of seasons in the Japanese highlands.
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Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
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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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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
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Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Spring Snow at Jokochi- or Kamikochi was created by Henmi Takashi (逸見享).
Spring Snow at Jokochi- or Kamikochi depicts snow scenes and spring.