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Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)

Utagawa Hiroshige

Artwork Details

Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)
1853
Utagawa Hiroshige
color woodblock print on paper
12 3/8 in x 9 7/8 in (31.43 cm x 25.08 cm);22 in x 18 in (55.88 cm x 45.72 cm);12 3/8 in x 9 7/8 in (31.43 cm x 25.08 cm);17 15/16 in x 13 1/16 in (45.56 cm x 33.18 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1948/1.145

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Description

Subject Matter:

Landscape in the snow.

Physical Description:

The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.

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