The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The Snowy Garden
1854
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
(Japanese, 1786–1865)
Sheet: 35.6 x 75 cm (14 x 29 1/2 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.989
Location: not on view
Description
These prints depict an episode from A Rustic Genji, a Japanese graphic novel based on the 11th-century classic The Tale of Genji. Three maidservants are making a giant snow rabbit while the protagonist of A Rustic Genji, Ashikaga Jiro Mitsuuji, stands in the snow with a woman who is possibly his lover. Stylistic hallmarks tell us that Utagawa Kunisada was responsible for the figures and the giant snow rabbit and Utagawa Hiroshige designed the background landscape. This collaboration—both artists signed the prints—on a Genji-related work targeted a broader audience by capitalizing on each artist’s individual strengths.- ?–1940James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1940–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 27-July 10, 2017).Later Japanese Art Rotation (Gallery 113). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 4, 2003-March 18, 2004).
- {{cite web|title=The Snowy Garden|url=false|author=Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kunisada|year=1854|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.989