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Woodblock print of a snowy shrine on an island with pine trees, a bridge, and a blue-robed figure on still water.

Snow at Benzaiten Shrine in Inokashira Pond (Inokashira no ike Benzaiten no yashiro yuki no kei), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Places (Meisho setsugekka)"

A color woodblock print shows a snow-covered shrine building with a tiled roof on a small island, reached by a arched wooden bridge from the shore. Snow dusts the pine trees, the reeds, and the still blue water, and a figure in a blue robe stands near the steps.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1844/45
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1083 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1850).
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

Español: Nieve en el santuario Benzaiten del estanque Inokashira

Una estampa xilográfica en color muestra un santuario cubierto de nieve, con techo de tejas, sobre una pequeña isla unida a la orilla por un puente de madera arqueado. La nieve cubre los pinos, los juncos y el agua azul y quieta, y una figura con una túnica azul se encuentra junto a las escaleras.

Português: Neve no santuário Benzaiten do lago Inokashira

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