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Katsukawa Shunshō
The Syllable ‘He’ (Ariwara no Narihira Seeing Snow on Mt. Fuji)circa 1770-1773

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print showing travelers and a horse on a golden plain before Mount Fuji, with salmon-pink sky and Japanese script above
Artist or Maker
Katsukawa Shunshō
Japan, 1726-1792
Title
The Syllable ‘He’ (Ariwara no Narihira Seeing Snow on Mt. Fuji)
Date Made
circa 1770-1773
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 8 5/16 × 6 3/16 in. (21.11 × 15.72 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 3/16 in. (22.7 × 15.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.41
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.