An alternate rendering of Chion-in Temple in winter, this version may depict a different vantage point or snowfall intensity compared to the companion print. Prices generally fall between $150-$500. Collectors familiar with both editions note subtle differences in the depth of snow coverage and the treatment of the temple roofline.
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.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
