Snow at Chion-in Temple
知恩院雪
by Takeji Asano
- Date:
- ca. 1950s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Snow at Chion-in Temple, dated to the early 1950s, is likely a companion work to or variant of Asano's broader engagement with the great Higashiyama temple in winter conditions. The Chion-in complex, with its extraordinary mountain gate and the broad stone steps leading up to it, provided him with multiple compositional possibilities for depicting snow's transformation of a familiar architectural environment. In this ca. 1950s version, the atmospheric qualities of winter light and snowfall are rendered with the warmth that characterized his mature printmaking style.
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snow at Chion-in Temple (知恩院雪) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二) in ca. 1950s.
Snow at Chion-in Temple uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Snow at Chion-in Temple was published by Unsodo (ca. 1950s).
Snow at Chion-in Temple depicts snow scenes and temples & shrines, set at Kyoto, Chion-in.