歌川広重画　「名所江戸百景　深川洲崎十万坪」|“Jūmantsubo Plain at Fukagawa Susaki,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

1856 · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban · Asian Art

A hawk dives for prey on the snowy marshes below, known as Jūmantsubo after its approximate area of one hundred thousand tsubo (about eighty acres). The awesome figure of the hawk seen from a peculiar angle emphasizes the severity of the snowy weather.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

1856

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936