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Snowy woodblock print of Sumida River with a torii gate, stone lanterns, snowy pines and a distant snow-capped mountain.

Evening Snow at Mimeguri, Eight Views of the Sumida River (Sumidagawa hakkei, Mimeguri bosetsu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho no uchi)"

A snowy woodblock print of the Sumida River at Mimeguri shrine, with a red torii gate at left, stone lanterns and snow-laden pines along the bank, and a pale snow-capped mountain beyond the water. Falling snow streaks a dusk-blue river where small boats drift, rendered in layered color ink with a flat, graded sky.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1840/42
Medium
Color woodblock print; aiban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1114 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Nieve vespertina en Mimeguri, río Sumida, Hiroshige

Grabado en madera de paisaje nevado del río Sumida junto al santuario de Mimeguri, con un torii rojo a la izquierda, linternas de piedra y pinos nevados a lo largo de la orilla y una montaña nevada al fondo. La nieve que cae cruza un río azul oscuro donde flotan barcas, con capas de tinta de color y un cielo plano.

Português: Neve ao entardecer em Mimeguri, rio Sumida, Hiroshige

Gravura em madeira de paisagem nevada do rio Sumida perto do santuário de Mimeguri, com um torii vermelho à esquerda, lanternas de pedra e pinheiros nevados e uma montanha coberta de neve ao fundo. A neve que cai atravessa um rio azul-escuro onde flutuam barcos, com camadas de tinta colorida e um céu chapado.

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