Temple Gate in Snow
by Takeji Asano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Temple Gate in Snow presents the formal entrance to a major Buddhist or Shinto precinct in the condition that most dramatically emphasized the gate's role as threshold between worlds. The weight of accumulated snow on the gate's roof beams and bracketing created a softened, muffled version of the structure, its architectural precision blurred by the irregular mass of winter's deposit. Asano's rendering honored both the gate's structural character and the transformative effect of snow on built forms, creating an image that balanced architectural documentation with atmospheric evocation.
More Prints by Takeji Asano
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
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)"
c. 1832/38
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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Frequently Asked Questions
Temple Gate in Snow was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Temple Gate in Snow uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Temple Gate in Snow was published by Unsodo.
Temple Gate in Snow depicts snow scenes, temples & shrines, and architecture.