Eight Views of Omi: Evening Snow at Hira

近江八景比良の暮雪

Landscapes Snow Scenes Rivers & Lakes Seascapes Night Scenes Portraits Mountains

Series:: Eight Views of Omi
Date:: 1917
Medium:: Color woodblock print
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo

Typical Price

Part of Shinsui's Omi Hakkei landscape series, this snow scene at Hira is a departure from his bijin-ga work. Landscape prints by Shinsui are considerably rarer and typically sell for $1,200-$4,000. Collectors seeking a different facet of Shinsui's talent find these landscapes offer excellent value relative to his figure prints.

Description

Snow blankets the mountains of Hira along the western shore of Lake Biwa as evening descends. This landscape from Shinsui''s "Eight Views of Omi" series demonstrates his facility beyond bijin-ga, capturing the atmospheric beauty of Japan''s largest lake in winter with subtle gradations of gray, white, and blue.