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.
The Sumida River in snow was one of the canonical winter subjects of Edo and Tokyo landscape art, the broad river bending through the city's eastern districts carrying boats whose dark forms stood out against the white-blanketed banks. Koitsu renders the falling or freshly fallen snow with the soft, dissolving edges that [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation enables — the river surface catching grey light under a sky still thick with the possibility of more snow. The scene is both topographically specific and universal in its evocation of winter stillness.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Snow on Sumida River was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Snow on Sumida River uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Snow on Sumida River was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Snow on Sumida River depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and rivers & lakes, set at Sumida River.
