Kawase, Hasui. Snow at Zōjōji, 1930s. Woodblock print; ink and color on 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. Copyrighted.

Snow at Zōjōji

1930s

Kawase Hasui

Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883–1957)

Prints

Snow at Zōjōji, 1930s. Kawase Hasui (Japanese, 1883–1957), Kawaguchi Jirō. Woodblock print; ink and color on 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2001.146 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. The first impressions of this print were published by Kawaguchi and Sakai in 1929. This impression was published by Kawaguchi after 1931.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kawase, Hasui
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Medium: woodblock, print, ink, color, paper
Dimensions: 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.)
Inscribed: Inscription: printed inscriptions, including artist's name, title, and date, in ink in calligraphic letters in the image areas and margins on the verso
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 2001.146
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: <em>Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).
Rights Statement: Copyrighted