Shinobazu Pond in Snow
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Shinobazu Pond in Ueno Park — the partially naturalized pond at the center of Tokyo's cultural district — is here rendered in snow, the pond's surface and surrounding trees whitened by winter. Hiratsuka's 1930 color woodblock gives the scene an unusual softness, the snow's accumulation on branches and lotus stems providing a counterpoint to his usual graphic austerity. The pond's lotus blooms in summer; in winter, the empty stems persist.
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The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
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Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shinobazu Pond in Snow was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1930.
Shinobazu Pond in Snow depicts snow scenes and rivers & lakes.