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Seaside Village in Winter, from Hokusai’s Album of Realistic Pictures (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A snowy village by the sea with a large tree and a mountain. The image is in muted colors. The scene shows a large snow-covered mountain on the left. Dark clouds are in the sky above. In the foreground on the right is a tall tree with sparse leaves. There are several buildings with snow-covered roofs. On the left in the distance are several boats on the water. The image is printed on beige paper.

Artwork details

Date:
1814
Medium:
Detached plate from a woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 381 px
Museum record:
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