Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase) / Andô Hiroshige
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- Accession Number
- 1948/1.145
- Title
- Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1853
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Inscription
- Signed: Hiroshige fude; Artist's Seal: Ichiryusai; Date Seal: Ox 12 = 1853, 12th month; Engraver's Stamp: Tokokawa Take; Publisher's Sea;: Isekane (Iseiken); "Aratame" Seal (Examined).
- Dimensions
- 31.4 cm x 25.1 cm (12 3/8 in. x 9 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.
- Subject Matter
- Landscape in the snow.
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- bridges (built works)
- color woodcuts
- houses
- landscapes (environments)
- snow
- trees
- villages
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- transfer method
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- dwellings
- earth sciences concepts
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- precipitation
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- woodcuts
- woody plants
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 911 x 1311
- File Size
- 155 KB
- Record
- 1948/1.145
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"Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase); Andô Hiroshige." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.145/1948_1.145.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.