Evening snowfall at Kiyomizu temple (Kiyomizudera no bosetsu)

Collection Artwork

Artist

Kawase Hasui (Shiba, Tokyo, 1883 – 1957)

Title

Evening snowfall at Kiyomizu temple (Kiyomizudera no bosetsu)

Creation date

1950

Materials

woodblock print

Dimensions

image size: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
paper size: 15 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.
frame size: 21 7/8 x 16 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.
frame size: 27 7/8 x 16 3/8 in.

Credit Line

Gift of anonymous donor

Place of Creation

Japan, Asia

Accession Number

ED2018.1.2

Object Type

Prints

Marks

Inscribed, left margin, from top: 「清水寺の前方雪」/ 「明和十十五年作」[Snowscape viewed from the front of Kiyomizu Temple / Showa 25th year. Created by Kawase Hasui]

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