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Kanda Temple Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A snowy scene with a red temple on the left; a stone statue of a dog on a pedestal beside it. A tall snow-covered pine tree stands in center. Two people walk in the snow wearing blue clothing and holding umbrellas. A half-moon shape is visible in the top-right corner with Japanese characters written on it. A red vertical banner with Japanese characters on the top-right. A yellow vertical banner with Japanese characters on the bottom-right. Snowflakes fall from a blue-grey sky. Mountains are in the background.

Artwork details

Date:
1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
493 × 624 px
Museum record:
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