Tsuchiya Kōitsu (Japan, 1870-1949) Print, oban tate-e, Yuki no Katada Ukimidō (雪の堅田浮見堂), Snow on the Ukimidō in Katada. Signed Kōitsu and stamped Shin. Dated spring of Showa 9 (1934). Publisher Watanabe Shōzaburō and stamp. Size 38.9 x 26.4 cm In this beautiful winter landscape, snow is falling heavily on the Ukimido at Katada pavilion on Lake Biwa, covering the trees framing the temple with a white mantle. A single lantern, its warm light reflected in the water, warms the atmosphere. The Ukimodo pavilion, literally 'the floating temple', is located within Mangetsuji temple and is famous for featuring in one of Omi's eight views: The Return of the Geese to Katada. The current pavilion, built in 1937, recreates the atmosphere of the original. Reference : This print is reproduced in: Uhlenbeck, Dwinger, Ouweleen, Shin hanga: Les Estampes Modernes du Japon 1900-1960, Éditions Hazan (2022), p.211 A similar print in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, no. 50.2911