Snow in Hiunkaku
飛雲閣雪
by Takeji Asano
- Date:
- ca. 1950s
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Snow in Hiunkaku, dated to the early 1950s, presents the celebrated three-story pavilion at Nishi Hongan-ji Temple in Kyoto — one of the three great tea-ceremony structures of the Momoyama period — in winter snowfall. The Hiunkaku (Cloud-soaring Tower) was among the most refined and elegant of Kyoto's architectural treasures, its combination of shoin and sukiya architectural styles creating a building of extraordinary delicacy. In snow, its elaborate decorative details were softened into pure form, the seasonal transformation revealing the building's essential structural character.
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1932
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snow in Hiunkaku (飛雲閣雪) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二) in ca. 1950s.
Snow in Hiunkaku uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Snow in Hiunkaku was published by Unsodo (ca. 1950s).
Snow in Hiunkaku depicts snow scenes.