Snow Scene in Ueno Park / Takahashi Hiroaki

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Accession Number
1982/2.23
Title
Snow Scene in Ueno Park
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1871-1944
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
Object Creation Date
1920s
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
Japan (nation)
Dimensions
24.45 cm x 17.46 cm (9 5/8 in. x 6 7/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Secondary Object Classification
Print
Secondary Object Type
landscape
Physical Description
Snow falls during a night scene in Ueno Park, located in the Tokyo area. Weary, snow-heavy travelers trek through the scene. One may be heading into a shop to have something warm to eat, while the other heads towards a small bridge and a red torii gate topped with snow. A pine tree arches in from the left corner and arches over the scene, framing the park against the gray, snow-dotted sky.
Subject Matter
Takahashi Hiroaki worked in concert with the prolific twentieth century publisher of woodblock prints Watanabe Shôzaburo (1885-1962). His poetic and often times nostalgic landscape prints, very much following Edo period print master Andô Hiroshige’s foot prints (whose works are also shown in the gallery), have been highly sought after by collectors in Europe and North America.
Takahashi was trained in Japanese style painting (Nihonga), and dedicated much of his time to paintings for exhibitions and illustrations for scientific publications. Takahashi’s work attempts to capture the essence of Japanese culture and everyday life.
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Record
1982/2.23
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"Snow Scene in Ueno Park; Takahashi Hiroaki." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1982-sl-2.23/1982_2.23.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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