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Asakusa in Snow (Asakusa no yuki), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
(Japanese)
about 1850–52 (Kaei 3–5)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsUchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 23.2 x 29.3 cm (9 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.10109
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceMay 1915, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in the Treasure Boat
Utagawa Hiroshige I
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)