Snow Scene in Ueno Park / Takahashi Hiroaki
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.23
- Title
- Snow Scene in Ueno Park
- Artist
- Takahashi Hiroaki
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Professor Rose Vainstein
- Dimensions
- 24.45 cm x 17.46 cm (9 5/8 in. x 6 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- architectural elements
- asian
- associated concepts
- atmospheric effects
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- earth sciences concepts
- east asian
- gates and gate components
- gateway components
- gateways and gateway components
- grounds
- japanese
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by location or context
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- precipitation
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 851 x 1141
- File Size
- 115 KB
- Record
- 1982/2.23
- Link to this Item
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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 June 18, 2024.