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Asukayama in Evening Snow

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of snowy hillside with trees. Two people in winter clothing pull a donkey loaded with two large bundles up the hill. A house with a tiled roof on the left. A gray sky with snowflakes. Japanese writing on the left and right. A red seal on the bottom right. Beige background. A color gradient scale at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 453 px
Museum record:
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