Snow on Sumida River
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
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 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.