Fushimi no Yuki
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Fushimi no Yuki — snow at Fushimi — places a woman within a snowscape associated with the historic Fushimi district of Kyoto, once home to the great castle of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The seasonal subject allowed Kotondo to deploy his mastery of cool bokashi gradations, creating a chilled atmosphere that contrasts with the warmth of the figure. Snow prints require exceptional technical control of the pigment gradients, and Kotondo's refined sense of temperature through color is central to their appeal.
More Prints by Torii Kotondo
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
Woodblock print
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fushimi no Yuki was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in Not set.
Fushimi no Yuki was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Fushimi no Yuki depicts snow scenes, bijin-ga, and winter.