Evening Snow on Hira, Lake Biwa. Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797-1858 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 27/32 x 13 23/32 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm). Date: ca. 1835.
Kumu haruru
Hira no takane no
Yugure 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.