Asano's Light Snow at Demachi District captures the gentle first snowfall blanketing a Kyoto neighborhood, with the quiet domesticity of the scene contrasting his grander temple compositions. Snow scenes by this artist typically command $150-$500. The Demachi area subject gives this print a charming, lived-in quality that distinguishes it from his more formal architectural views.
Light Snow at Demachi District captures a winter scene in the Demachi-yanagi area of Kyoto — the neighborhood where the Kamo River forks into the Kamo and Takano rivers, and where the atmospheric conditions of light snowfall transform the familiar riverside landscape. As a Kyoto native, Asano had observed this district through all seasons, and his snow scene would have carried the particular authority of intimate local knowledge — the precise quality of light over the river in winter, the way snow fell on the bridge and embankment he had crossed throughout his life.
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Light Snow at Demachi District (出町小雪) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Light Snow at Demachi District uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Light Snow at Demachi District was published by Unsodo.
Light Snow at Demachi District depicts urban scenes and snow scenes.
