Mount Ibuki in Snow

Object Details

Artist

Hashiguchi Goyo 橋口五葉 (1880-1921)

Label

The ghostly form of Mount Ibuki shrouded in snow is represented by unprinted white paper; the mountain's form is defined by the printing of the gray tones of the sky. The only color in this image of winter stillness is the blue tone of a river, printed in gradations of exquisite delicacy. Using printing techniques that he studied from the prints of Hiroshige (1797--1858), Goyo created in Mount Ibuki in Snow a landscape of memorable quality. The red seal in the lower left corner gives the year in cyclical calendar symbols, accompanied by a crouching monkey, the zodiac animal associated with the year 1920.

Collection

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Exhibition History

Japanese Beauty: Woodblock Prints by Goyo from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (November 18, 2001 to February 10, 2002)

Goyo: Japanese Prints (August 27, 1995 to March 17, 1996)

Credit Line

Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Ulrike Pietzner-Robison

January 1920

Period

Taisho era

Accession Number

S1993.53

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Print

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 25.9 x 38.7 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/4 in)

Origin

Japan

Related Online Resources

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Topic

winter

mountain

river

snow

Taisho era (1912 - 1926)

Japan

Japanese Art

Record ID

fsg_S1993.53

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3050f9135-728c-4317-8740-ce27f9d64a9c