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The Snowy Garden

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Snowy Garden by Utagawa Hiroshige: A snowy garden scene with a pond, trees and a pagoda in the background. Two women in traditional Japanese kimonos stand on the left side near a building. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a blue, white and orange pattern. The woman on the right wears a green kimono with a white and orange pattern. On the right side, two women and a child stand on a snow-covered path. The woman on the far right wears an orange kimono with a blue pattern. The woman next to her wears a blue and orange kimono. The child bends down to pick up snow. The sky is dark blue. Trees and bushes are covered in snow. A small bridge spans the pond. The image has a beige background. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left and right sides. A red seal is in the center. A small white rectangle with Japanese characters is in the top-right corner.

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900 × 440 px
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