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Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: In Snow at Tsukahara on Sado Island

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a snowy landscape. A man wearing an orange robe and a white head covering walks up a steep snowy hill. The man faces away from the viewer, looking down at footprints in the snow. There is a bare tree with snow on its branches to the left. In the background, there are several snow-covered buildings near a body of water. The water is dark blue on the right side and fades to white near the buildings. The sky is dark gray and covered in white dots representing snow. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left and right sides of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1835–36
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 397 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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