In the snow on Yanagibashi
1927
Bundle up, because Ohara Koson’s 'In the snow on Yanagibashi' captures a biting winter day in 1927 perfectly. Two figures huddle beneath a giant, snow-laden umbrella on a bridge, dwarfed by a weeping willow that looks like a frozen waterfall of white lace. Koson was a star of the Shin-hanga movement, which revived traditional Japanese woodblock printing by mixing it with Western ideas of light and atmosphere. Fun fact: Koson started out painting birds and flowers, so keep an eye out for the tiny birds braving the blizzard in the distance!
- Technique
- woodblock print
- Material
- paper
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