Snow at Ukimido, Katata
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
Koitsu's atmospheric night and temple scenes are his most sought-after subjects. Doi Hangaten first editions (1930s) are the most desirable; Watanabe editions are more common.
Ukimido — the "Floating Temple" — at Katata on the northwestern shore of Lake Biwa stands on wooden piles in the shallow water, its small hall appearing to float on the lake's surface. The structure became one of the eight classical views of Lake Biwa as codified by medieval poets and painters. Koitsu renders the view under a blanket of snow, the white-roofed hall rising from a snow-covered lake, the grey winter sky pressing low over the water. The image achieves the classical snow-water-sky simplicity that Japanese aesthetic theory most prized.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Snow at Ukimido, Katata was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Snow at Ukimido, Katata uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Snow at Ukimido, Katata was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Snow at Ukimido, Katata depicts snow scenes.
