Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa

Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kumu haruru Hira no takane no Yūgure wa Hana no sakari ni Suguru haru kana Spring—glow of evening on the peaks of Hira when snow clouds have lifted and the flowers have yet to bloom

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.