Artwork preview

Landing-stage in the Snow (Yuki no sanbashi)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular image, woman in center wearing long robe with pink and brown hues and floral pattern on bottom half, standing under a round, ridged parasol; woman faces right with head bowed, obscuring face; right arm bent upward at elbow, left arm hanging, hand near ground; black hair adorned with sticks and pins; black footwear with large bow; second woman sits on right, nearly in profile facing left; she wears a short-sleeved robe; background includes a building's edge and roof; color palette includes shades of pink, brown, black, and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1800
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
289 × 623 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette