Yasuda Shōdō. Snow at the River / Ōban triptych, 1894.
$300
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Artist: Yasuda Shōdō [安田松堂] (Japanese, active late 19th century)
Signed: 蓬堂 (Shōdō)
Publisher / Printer: Yazawa Hisakichi [矢沢久吉]
Date: Meiji 27 (1894), exact date on fan-shaped cartouche: 明治二十七年十月廿日 (October 20, 1894)
Media: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, horizontal ōban triptych; three sheets joined, 35.3 × 70.7 cm (14 × 27.75 in)
Winter landscape with two women and a girl aboard a covered boat gliding along a river. One woman stands protectively behind the girl, who gestures outward; the other woman sits inside the cabin. Snow-covered reeds dominate the left foreground, while sea birds fly or swim in the icy waters. On the far bank, snow-laden trees and hills recede into mist, and a boatman in a straw hat rows a skiff in the distance.
Fan-shaped cartouche:
明治二十年二月廿四日印刷
同年同月廿五日発行
印刷兼発行者
東京市日本橋区
深川長谷川町
三番地 矢沢久吉
Translation:
Printed: Meiji 20 (1887), 2nd month, 24th day
Published: Meiji 20 (1887), 2nd month, 25th day
Printer and Publisher:
Yazawa Hisakichi (矢沢久吉)
Tokyo City, Nihonbashi Ward,
Fukagawa, Hasegawa-chō, 3rd address
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Woodblock print |
| Period | 19 AD , Late 19th century , Meiji era [明治] (1868–1912) |
| Country | Japan |
| Media/Technique | Ink and color on paper , Woodblock print (nishiki-e) |
| Size | Horizontal Oban Triptych |
| Subject | 19th century , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Landscape , River , Snow |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1894 |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |