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Nichiren in Snow at Tsukahara, Sodo Province

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print depicting a snowy scene. A figure in a red robe with a white headpiece stands on a snowy slope with a large snow-covered hill behind them. A few bare tree branches protrude from the top of the hill. A village with several snow-covered buildings on the right extends to the water's edge on the right. The water appears dark blue with white caps on the waves. The night sky is dark at the top with white specks representing snow. Japanese characters appear vertically on both sides of the image and horizontally on the left side. The image has a beige border with a thin black line around the inside edge.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 405 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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