Snowy Evening — 雪の夕
- Date:
- 1931
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A woman stands in the blue-grey atmosphere of a winter evening, snowflakes around her or snow on the ground, the particular quality of fading winter light suffusing the composition. Kotondo's 1931 treatment of the snowy evening subject is among his late bijin-ga compositions, the cold light rendered through characteristic bokashi gradations. The figure's stillness within the winter scene gives the image its characteristic meditative quality — a woman who inhabits the season's mood rather than merely enduring it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Snowy Evening — 雪の夕 was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1931.
Snowy Evening — 雪の夕 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Snowy Evening — 雪の夕 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1931).
Snowy Evening — 雪の夕 depicts snow scenes and night scenes.