Hiroshige's snow scenes are among the most atmospheric in Japanese printmaking, using bokashi gradation to create luminous, quiet winter landscapes. His snow, moon, and flower triptychs are especially prized.
The Gion Shrine (Yasaka Shrine) in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto is depicted under heavy snowfall in this oban print from the "Famous Places in Kyoto" series. The shrine's famous two-story main gate and the surrounding cedars are softened under accumulating snow, the familiar landmark made strange and beautiful by the seasonal transformation. Hiroshige's snow scenes in the Kyoto series rank among his finest atmospheric work.
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.
The Gion Temple in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — The Gion Temple in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" is part of the Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi) series (print 4 of 9) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
The Gion Temple in Snow (Gionsha setchu), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" depicts snow scenes, temples & shrines, and kyoto, set at Kyoto.
