Red Gate at Hongo in Snow
Artist
Kasamatsu Shiro
(Japanese, 1898 - 1991)
Publisher
Shozaburo Watanabe
(Japanese, 1885 - 1962)
CultureJapanese
Date1935
MediumColor woodblock print on laid paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/2 x 14 5/16 in. (24.1 x 36.4 cm)
Overall: 10 9/16 x 15 3/8 in. (26.8 x 39.1 cm)
Overall: 10 9/16 x 15 3/8 in. (26.8 x 39.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Momotaro Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk
Object number61.72.3
Not on view
DescriptionWoodblock print of a building in a snow storm. Figures with umbrellas in the foreground. Label TextKasamatsu Shirō Japanese, 1898–1991 Red Gate at Hongō in Snow, 1935 Color woodblock print on laid paper The most complex prints of Kawase Hasui, Kasamatsu Shirō, and other Shin-Hanga artists depict rain, snow, and changing weather conditions. In this picture, a heavy blanket of white surrounds the famous Akamon, or Red Gate, in Tokyo’s Hongō neighborhood. Built in 1827, the gate celebrated the marriage of the daughter of Shogun Ienari Tokugawa (1773–1841), who ruled Japan at that time. The University of Tokyo, founded in 1877, now fills the adjacent neighborhood, and the Akamon is an architectural icon of the campus. Gift of Momotarō Yanagida, Mayor of Moji, Japan, sister city of Norfolk 61.72.3 Exhibition History"Gifts from Japan: Landscape Woodblocks in the Shin-Hanga Style," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 24 - July 26, 2015.
