Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)"

Color woodblock print; obanUtagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858/c. 1844/45

Description

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)" is an internationally celebrated Color woodblock print; oban created by Utagawa Hiroshige (c. 1844/45). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Charles Hibbard Chandler (1859–1946), Evanston, IL; sold to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago, June 21, 1934; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, June 21, 1934.

Dimensions

21.6 × 34 cm (8 1/2 × 13 3/8 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Japanese (culture or style)

Accession No

19040

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858

Japanese (culture or style) • Japan • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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