Snow at Heian Shrine, Kyoto (Translation)
川瀬巴水 平安神宮の雪（京都） 昭和二十三年 木版画 (Primary Title)
Snow at Heian Shrine in Kyoto (Donor's Title)
Heian jingu no yuki Kyoto (Transliterated Title)
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, Japanese, 1883 - 1957 (Artist)
Ono Gintaro (Printer)
Watanabe Shōzaburō 渡邊庄三郎, Japanese, 1885 - 1962 (Publisher)
The Heian Shrine was built in 1894 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Kyoto. The shrine is dedicated to the emperors Kanmu (r. 781–806), in whose reign the city was established, and Kōmei (r. 1846–67), the last emperor in Kyoto. Here Hasui emphasizes the solemnity of this two-story sacred building and suggests the power of faith and rituals. The snowy scene’s silence is broken only by the crunching footsteps of approaching worshippers.
Showa period (1926-1989)
巴水 Hasui
Artist's seal; Publisher's seal Watanabe Shōzaburō; Printer Ono Gintaro
平安神宮の雪（京都） 昭和二十三年
René and Carolyn Balcer Collection
1979渡辺／川瀬巴水…492／ 昭和二十三年 無外題 ワタナベ 平安神宮の雪（京都）
"Snowy Landscapes: Japanese Woodblock Prints by Kawase Hasui" April 15 -September 18, 2016, VMFA
©artist or artist’s estate
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