Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

Katsushika Hokusai

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hokusai's snowy landscape at Mukōjima along the Sumida River is similar to his pupil Katsushika Isai's fan painting, seen on the right. At the lower right of Hokusai's print is a small shrine, the Umewaka Jinja, dedicated to a little boy who was kidnapped and died there in ancient times.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)Snow on the Sumida River (Sumida), from the series, Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

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.