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February - Wintry Sky
- Date:
- 1924
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A young woman stands outdoors in winter, wrapped against the chill of a February sky. Kotondo captures the particular grey luminosity of a cold Japanese afternoon through delicate gradations of blue and grey bokashi, the pale light softening the contours of her face. The composition distills winter into a single unhurried moment — a woman alone with the quiet sky.
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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)"
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Frequently Asked Questions
February - Wintry Sky was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1924.
February - Wintry Sky was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1924).
February - Wintry Sky depicts snow scenes, bijin-ga, and winter.