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Travelling in a Snowstorm

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "Travelling in a Snowstorm" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The scene shows a person wearing a red robe and white headwear on the left side of the image, sitting on a snowy slope with their back to the viewer. The slope has a few bare tree branches and a long icicle hanging down. A row of houses with snow-covered roofs is visible on the right side of the slope, overlooking a body of water. The water is dark blue at the bottom and light blue near the horizon. The background features a gray sky with falling snow and a dark area at the top. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side of the image, accompanied by a red seal. A color palette with numbers is located at the bottom of the image. The overall scene depicts a snowy landscape with a person, houses, and a body of water.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette

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