Image

RISDM 20-1282.tif

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu), Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Title

Evening snow, Hira (Hira no bosetsu)

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink and color

Materials/Techniques

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

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1282

About

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

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

Place Made: Japan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho

June 16 - October 10, 1995

Use

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