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Evening Snow on Mount Hira

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening Snow on Mount Hira by Utagawa Hiroshige: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. The print depicts a mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks and a body of water in the foreground. The sky above transitions from dark at the top to light gray in the middle. Snow falls on the scene. In the foreground, a group of people and animals are walking along a shoreline. The shoreline has grasses and small rocks. The mountain in the center has a steep slope with visible ridges and peaks. There are two seals and some Japanese writing in the top-left corner. The image has a beige border with rounded corners.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 418 px
Museum record:
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