Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

Q: When was "Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"" created?

This artwork was created c. 1840/42.

Q: Is "Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"" in the public domain?

Yes, Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Utagawa Hiroshige

c. 1840/42

Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)" by Utagawa Hiroshige

Medium

Color woodblock print; oban

Dimensions

21.3 × 33.6 cm (8 3/8 × 13 3/16 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

25428

About the Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...

Clear Weather after Snowfall at the Precincts of the Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin keidai yukibare no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"

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