Evening Snow at Mimeguri
c. 1840/42 · Color woodblock print; aiban · Art Institute of Chicago
The whole print, uncropped, on a printed cream mat with its title beneath.
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- c. 1840/42
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; aiban
- Original size
- 22 × 32.6 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Eight Views of the Sumida River
Snow lies over the grounds of Mimeguri Shrine on the bank of the Sumida River: a stone torii gate and steps at the left, a row of stone lanterns, and young pines bent under white caps. Beyond the embankment the river is a band of deep blue, with a small boat and two figures under umbrellas walking along the bank. White hills rise on the far horizon under a grey evening sky, and snowflakes are scattered over everything. Utagawa Hiroshige designed the print in about 1840 to 1842 as one of the Eight Views of the Sumida River, part of his series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital. Sets of eight views, each tied to a season or time of day, were a long tradition in Chinese and Japanese art. The red title cartouche is at the upper right. The Art Institute of Chicago holds this impression.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Snow-capped pines, blue stone lanterns and a band of deep blue river under a pale grey sky. Suits a bedroom or reading corner with Hiroshige's Nihonbashi: Clearing after Snow, framed in dark wood to warm the cool blues.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1840/42)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
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Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
- Restored in-house from a scan of the original print, cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution
- Museum-quality archival paper: heavyweight, acid-free, resists yellowing
- Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size
- Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
