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Snowy Landscape

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snowy landscape with a brown horse pulling a sled with a person on it. The horse faces left. The person on the sled is covered in a white robe and a round fur hat. The horse wears a saddle with a blue and white circular design on its right side. A large brown mountain with a small tree on the left side in front of it. The mountain has a few patches of greenery. A body of water between the viewer and the mountain. The background includes a pale pink sky. There are Japanese characters written in black and red ink.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
552 × 624 px
Museum record:
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