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Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858)
Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido
Snow in the Precincts of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido (Kameido Tenmangu keidai yuki), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)

Woodblock print, signed Hiroshige ga, published by Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudo), kiwame seal, circa 1832-38
Horizontal oban (24 x 37.2cm.)
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This design is widely considered to be the best within this Toto meisho series, which when complete comprises 21 prints.

For a similar impression in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, go to:
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/snow-in-the-precincts-of-the-tenman-shrine-at-kameido-kameido-tenmang%C3%BB-keidai-yuki-from-the-series-famous-places-in-the-eastern-capital-t%C3%B4to-meisho-237496

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