1834
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
歌川広重画 「京都名所之内 祇園社雪中」|The Gion Shrine in Snow, from the series Famous Views of Kyoto (Kyōto meisho no uchi) is a 1834 ink by Utagawa Hiroshige, a Romanticism work, depicting Winter, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a snowy street scene with two women walking under a big torii gate. The woman on the left wears a bright red and blue outfit, while the one on the right carries a round fan. Snow falls softly, and trees are dusted white. A fence and buildings line the street, with a few people in the background. The torii gate marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine, a common sight in Japan. The artist used bold colors against the snowy backdrop to make the scene stand out. Look up Utagawa Hiroshige to see more of his famous prints.
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition.
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