Snow at Akabane in the Shiba district (Shiba Akabane no yuki)

Utagawa Hiroshige
Japan
1797 – 1858

Snow at Akabane in the Shiba district (Shiba Akabane no yuki)
from the series Famous views of the Eastern Capital (Tôto Meisho)
1834-35
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Currently on display, Gallery 19
Place made
Edo (Tokyo)
Medium
woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
Dimensions
22.4 x 34.2 cm (image)
25.6 x 37.5 cm (sheet, ôban)
Credit line
Gift of Brian and Barbara Crisp in memory of their son Andrew 2005
Accession number
20054G29
Signature and date
Signed printed in block in Japanese, u.l., "Hiroshige ga [Designed by Hiroshage]". Not dated
Media category
Print
Collection area
Asian art - Japan