Evening Snow at Asuka Hill, from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
c. 1837–38
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
22 × 34.4 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.983
Tags
male
About this artwork
This print series was first privately produced for the Taihaidō poetry club led by a “wild” or comic verse (kyōka) poet with the humorous pen name Taihaidō Donshō (or Nomimasu), which translates to “Hall of the Large Cup, Swallow a Liter (or Drink).” The initial print had three poems by members of the club at the top. This print, released as part of a public set of the series later on, has but a single poem, not featured in the original, which reads: The snow falling heavily in the dusk not only...