Twilight Snow at Uchikawa, c. 1835-1839, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Koshimuraya Heisuke, Japanese, 1797 - 1858, 8 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. ( × cm) (image, horizontal ōban), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 19th century, The Eight Views of Kanazawa were designated by the Chinese monk Tøkø Shin'estu (1639-95), who visited Japan in the late seventeenth century. Kanazawa is a seaside town near the modern city of Yokohama. Thus, this series features eight different costal landscapes near Kanazawa. For the theme of 'evening snow,' Hiroshige pictured the nearby hamlet

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