Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa

ca. 1835

Not on view

Kumu haruru
Hira no takane no
Yūgure wa
Hana no sakari ni
Suguru haru kana

Spring—glow of evening
on the peaks of Hira
when snow clouds have
lifted and the flowers
have yet to bloom

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近江八景之内比良暮雪
Title: Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1835
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 27/32 x 13 23/32 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Object Number: JP54
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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