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Triptych woodcut scene features snowy landscape and two figures on each side of the image.
Fūryū genji yuki no nagame [A modern version of the Tale of Genji in snow scenes]. Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada, 1853. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.02608

Wintry Weather Wishes

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

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Although Washington, D.C. has seen little icy precipitation this year, the past weekend’s official turn to winter has turned my mind toward the possibility of snow this season. Enjoy these 19th-century woodcuts, with hopes that wherever you are these beautiful images will bring you some peace.

Woodcut print shows snowy night scene with dark sky filled with stars and trees, waterway, and umbrella in lower half of image.
Fukagawa kiba [Fukagawa lumberyards]. Woodcut by Andō Hiroshige, 1856. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.02953
Woodcut shows snowy night scene featuring mountains in background, structures halfway down image, and three travelers walking in the snow at night at the Kanbara station on the Tōkaidō Road.
Kanbara. Woodcut by Andō Hiroshige, between 1833 and 1836, printed later. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.00548

Vertical scene showing parrows and camellias in snow
Secchū tsubaki ni suzume [Sparrows and camellias in snow]. Woodcut by Andō Hiroshige, between 1830 and 1858, printed later. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/jpd.02019
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