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Ōi Station

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a snowy mountain scene with three people and a horse. The scene shows the back of three people walking away from the viewer. The person on the left wears a white hat and a green and white robe. The person in the middle wears a colorful robe and a straw hat. A child beside them wears a yellow robe and a white hat. The person on the right wears a white hat and a white robe. They walk on a snowy path with a brown horse carrying a load covered by a white sheet. In the background, there are snow-covered mountains and trees with green leaves. The sky is dark gray with snowflakes falling. There are several Japanese characters written in black and red ink throughout the image. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 389 px
Museum record:
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