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Snow at Zōjōji

雪の増上寺

1930s

Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水

(Japanese, 1883–1957)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Support: Japanese laid paper
Sheet: 28.1 x 39.9 cm (11 1/16 x 15 11/16 in.); Image: 24 x 36.3 cm (9 7/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2001.146
Location: not on view
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The first impressions of this print were published by Kawaguchi and Sakai in 1929. This impression was published by Kawaguchi after 1931.

Description

This print shows a figure approaching the gate of the Tokugawa family temple Zōjōji in Tokyo in December. The grounds of this temple are a popular place for a neighborhood stroll. The person is trailed by a dog, whose dark coat is set off by the surrounding snowscape and a well-placed snowflake.
Snow at Zōjōji

Snow at Zōjōji

1930s

Kawase Hasui, Kawaguchi Jirō

(Japanese, 1883–1957)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)

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