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Evening Snow at Mount Hira, from the series Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print featuring a serene winter landscape. Snow-covered mountains are in the background, with a large body of water in the foreground. The mountains have a few patches of trees and appear to be rugged, with one prominent peak on the left and another on the right. The mountains are covered in white snow, with some darker shading to indicate depth. In the foreground, there is a large body of blue water with several dark objects floating on it. On the left side of the image, there is a small peninsula or island with some trees and what appear to be houses. The sky above the mountains is a gradient of gray and white. There are several red and black Japanese characters throughout the image. The print has a beige border around it, with a thin black line separating the border from the image. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of blue, gray, white, and black.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1834–35
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 460 px
Museum record:
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