Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)
Hokusai's snowy landscape at Mukōjima along the Sumida River is similar to his pupil Katsushika Isai's fan painting, seen on the right. At the lower right of Hokusai's print is a small shrine, the Umewaka Jinja, dedicated to a little boy who was kidnapped and died there in ancient times.
Artwork Details
- 雪月花 隅田
- Title: Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)
- Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1833
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (24.8 x 36.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
- Object Number: JP2921
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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