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Woodblock print of armored retainers crossing a snowy arched bridge at night, with two men in straw hats working on a reed raft in the foreground.

Night Approach in Snow, Chushingura Act 11 by Hiroshige

A snowy night scene shows a long arched wooden bridge crossed by a line of armored figures, while more retainers march along the snowy bank at left. In the foreground, two men in straw hats work on a flat raft of bundled reeds beside a boat, under a dark sky.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1834/39
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1111 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1844).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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