Beauty in Snow
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 35 1/4 x 11 9/16 in. (89.6 x 29.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)–early Bunka period (1804–18)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Accession Number
2015.500.9.67
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About the Artist
Utagawa Kunimasa · 1773–1810
Utagawa Kunimasa (1773–1810) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist specializing in yakusha-e, or Kabuki actor prints, during the late Edo period. Born in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture in 1773, Kunimasa initially worked in a local dye factory for several years before pursuing his true passion. As an ardent Kabuki theatre enthusiast, he relocated to Edo (modern Tokyo) to establish himself as an artist capable ...