Tanaka Ryohei, "Snowy Road"

A small village is shown from along a path in the winter. In the back, a large fire lookout tower (hinomi) towers over the buildings.

Date: 1997
Size: Approx. 3.5" x 5" (image); 7" x 9" paper
Edition: A.P. 10/10
Condition: 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.