Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu)

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher

Title

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu)
Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]
Omi hakkei no uchi

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1835

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom right corner:855[?][text and poems]Poem: Yuki fururu (translates to) The evening view hira no takane no (translates to) of the remains of snow on the peaks of Hira yugure wa (translates to) is more breathtaking hana no sakaki ni (translates to) than the vista of blooming cherries sugururu hana kana (translates to) in spring

Signature: Hiroshige ga

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eikyudo; censor's seal | kiwame

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1282

Type

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 16, 1995 – Oct 10, 1995

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Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858, b. in Edo)
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu); Eight views of Omi [Lake Biwa]; Omi hakkei no uchi, ca. 1835
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1282

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