woodblock print, depicting two women approaching the inner precincts of a shrine in heavy set snow, signed Hasui, sealed Kawase, publisher's mark (Hotei 'C', circa 1927-32) to the lower left margin ...

38.6 x 26.4 cm. (15.2 x 10.4 in.) ...

It has a special connection to the Tokugawa clan. When Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa made Edo Castle his residence, Hie jinja (shrine) was revered as the “protector of the Tokugawa family.” Home to one of ...