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Utagawa Hiroshige

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu), ca. 1835

Description

Maker

  • Yamamotoya Heikichi, Japanese, publisher
  • Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858, Japanese

Title

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu)

Year

ca. 1835

Medium

Polychrome wood block print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink and color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

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

Place

Japan

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1282

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho

June 16 - October 10, 1995

Use

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