Image
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
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Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 22.9 x 35.2 cm (9 x 13 7/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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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
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Japan
Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
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20.1282
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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