Artist: Kawase Hasui
Medium: Original Japanese Woodblock Print
Series Title: Collection of Scenic Views of Japan II
Edition: S. Watanabe Seal
Date: 1935
Publisher: S. Watanabe Color Print Co.
Reference No.: Hotei #330
Size: 15 -1/2 x 10 -1/4 "
Condition: Very fine
Notes:
An exceptional 1930s snow scene by the artist. In referring to this print Narazaki states that 'The roof of a covered passageway and a belfry are seen from the side in this unique composition. The snow is illustrated with the technique of karazuri (embossing or gauffrage).
Mount Kōya is a large temple settlement in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan to the south of Osaka. First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mount Kōya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located on an 800-meter-high plain amid eight peaks of the mountain, which was the reason this location was selected, in that the terrain is supposed to resemble a lotus plant. Mount Kōya is also a common starting point to the Shikoku Pilgrimage associated with Kūkai.