Sudden Snow Dances in the Whirlwind, 1875
Yasuda Rōzanexpand_more
Ink on paperexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.941
On View in Gallery 223expand_more
A gust of wind cuts through the mountain valley, kicking up snow on its way. Yasuda Rōzan used ink wash to give it shape but left blank implied through architecture—a temple in the distance, a house hidden among branches in the foreground. The sky glows gray, suggesting that the snowfall is ongoing.
The inscription at the top right is from a poem titled “Facing Snow” by Chinese poet Du Fu (712–770):
Riotous clouds lower in sunset,
Swift, urgent snow dances in whirlwinds
Details
- Title
- Sudden Snow Dances in the Whirlwind
- Artist Life
- 1830 - 1883
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.941
- Curator Approved
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