Kanbara: Night Snow
1833–34 · Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
- Year
- 1833–34
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and colour on paper
- Original size
- 22.6 × 35.5 cm
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art (impression 1985.317; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Snow falls through a dark night sky over a sleeping village, its roofs, hills and trees heavy with white. Three travellers make their way along the empty street, one bent under a straw umbrella and two wrapped in straw capes, the only movement in the scene. The print is number sixteen in the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, published by Hōeidō (Takenouchi Magohachi) in 1833–34. Kanbara, the fifteenth station, lies on the mild coast of Suruga Bay, where heavy snow is rare, so the scene is usually read as Hiroshige's own invention rather than a record of the town. The night sky is printed in a grey that deepens toward the top; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Charcoal night and soft white snow with a few small figures, for a bedroom, study or hallway at 24×36 in black. It pairs with Kameyama: Clear Weather after Snow for two winter scenes from the road.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (1833–34)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
