Image
Description
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
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Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
ink and colorSupports
Geography
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Place Made: Japan
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
Signature: Hiroshige ga
Seals: Publisher's seal | Eikyudo; censor's seal | kiwame
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1282 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Yamamotoya Heikichi 山本屋平吉 (Japanese, 1816 - 1886), publisher
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