No. 15 of 15 · Hokusai & Hiroshige
Snow in the Night
Pictures by Hiroshige and HokusaiWords by Sakanoue no Korenori
Hiroshige's autumn moon rises over the Tama River as a boatman poles past a leaning willow, paired with Sakanoue no Korenori's poem about mistaking new snow on Yoshino for morning moonlight. Hiroshige was one of the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print, and his work went on to inspire Van Gogh and Monet. For someone who loves Japanese prints.
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Inside, it says
Surely the morning moon, I thought, Has bathed the hill in light; But, no; I see it is the snow That, falling in the night, Has made Yoshino white. Sakanoue no Korenori, c. 905
On the back
Hokusai (1760-1849) and Hiroshige (1797-1858) were the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print. Their waves, rain and moonlit rabbits inspired Van Gogh and Monet. The card is paired with a short Japanese poem.
