Moso (Meng Tsung)
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(born Edo, Japan, 1798 ; died Japan, 1861)
Dateearly 1840s
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. (24.4 x 36.8 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- landscape
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.129.12
DescriptionMan in a straw coat (called a mino) and wide hat is walking through a snow-covered landscape toward the right carrying an ax-like tool. Several small buildings and trees are covered in snow in the background at left.On View
Not on view
