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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Snow at Zōjōji
1930s
(Japanese, 1883–1957)
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Sheet: 28.1 x 39.9 cm (11 1/16 x 15 11/16 in.); Image: 24 x 36.3 cm (9 7/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2001.146
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The first impressions of this print were published by Kawaguchi and Sakai in 1929. This impression was published by Kawaguchi after 1931.Description
This print shows a figure approaching the gate of the Tokugawa family temple Zōjōji in Tokyo in December. The grounds of this temple are a popular place for a neighborhood stroll. The person is trailed by a dog, whose dark coat is set off by the surrounding snowscape and a well-placed snowflake.- ?-2001(Verne Collection, Inc., Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2001-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005).
- {{cite web|title=Snow at Zōjōji|url=false|author=Kawase Hasui, Kawaguchi Jirō|year=1930s|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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