The Method of Composing the Objects for Snow-watching through a Study of Snow-scape Pictures

Abstract

As one of the fundamental study about the method of shaping the environment suitable for snow-watching, the effects of snow-scape in HIROSHIGE's Ukiyoe were reserched as follows:
1. 43 HIROSHIGE's snow-scape were selected for the analysis in this reserch.
2. The effects of “Contrast” by the uniformity and variety in snow-scape were produced by the arrangement of 4 snow-area; “Snow-covered-area”, “Nonsnow-area”, “Snow-spots-area” and “Snow-falling-area”.
3. The important elements that produce the effects are snowfall, trees and barnboos, water-surface, objects on the water, building and structure, animals, man, sky and so on.
4. The 29 methods of HIROSHIGE's snow-scape presentation were shown as the conbination with the snow-area and these elements.
As a result, these effects indicate the principle of composing the objects for snowwatching.