No. 10 - Snow - 雪
- Date:
- 1929
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
A woman stands in a snowfall, the flakes falling against a ground rendered in cool bokashi gradations of blue and grey. Numbered among Kotondo's core bijin-ga designs, the Snow print from 1929 places a composed figure within winter's sensory field — the hush of falling snow, the muffled quality of winter air, the particular kind of solitude that a snowfall creates. The diagonal lines of snow across the composition give the image a quiet dynamism.
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. 10 - Snow - 雪 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1929.
No. 10 - Snow - 雪 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
No. 10 - Snow - 雪 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1929).
No. 10 - Snow - 雪 depicts snow scenes.