Evening Snow at Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the

A woodblock print of a snow-covered village beneath dark mountains, with thatched roofs and wooden houses lining the road. In the foreground, a traveler with a conical hat and a pack horse walk down the snowy path, while falling flakes soften the grey sky.

Look closer: A red seal with the artist's mark appears in the lower left margin beside the signature.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

ca. 1833–34

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3926 × 2610 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936