Matsuchi Hill in Snow at Dusk
1896 · Color woodblock print; oban triptych · 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
- Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847–1915)
- Year
- 1896
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban triptych
- Original size
- 38.3 × 26 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
A ferry loaded with passengers crosses a grey river in falling snow at dusk. A boatman in a straw raincoat and hat leans on his pole at the bow, and the travellers huddle beneath wide paper umbrellas already patched with snow. On the far bank, across three joined sheets, snow-covered houses and trees fade into the haze, and a second boat drifts on the water at the right. Kobayashi Kiyochika designed this triptych in 1896 for his series True Views of Famous Places in Tokyo, where it stands for the second month of the year. Kiyochika had made his name in the late 1870s with prints of the modernising capital, often lit by lamps, gaslight or dusk. Here the soft gradations of grey and the near-empty water carry the mood. 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
Soft greys and ivory with a few touches of indigo, red and straw yellow in the ferry passengers. A wide, quiet piece for above a sofa or bed alongside Whistler's Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow, in a black frame.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1896)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid. See it to scale on your wall →
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
