Tanaka Ryohei, "After Snowing"

Set against a quiet landscape of a recent snowfall is a traditional thatched roof (kayabuki) house sitting in solitude amidst a grove of trees. Notice the subtle detailing of footsteps in the snow leading up to the house.

Date: 1986
Size: Approx. 8" x 9" (image); 12" x 12" paper
Edition: 84/130
Condition: Mark right margin, small tape verso, otherwise fine/excellent

Tanaka Ryohei (1933-2019) achieved worldwide recognition for his intricately detailed etchings of rural Japan. Some of his most recognized compositions show farmhouses and the thatched-roofs that dominate Japan's countryside. And the fineness in the details of the trees he incorporates into his compositions adds to the allure of his works.