from the series Omi hakkei no uchi (Eight Views of Omi)publisher: Eisendō (Nishimuraya Yohachi)This print depicts the snow-covered peaks of the Hira Mountains rising above Lake Biwa, with quiet village roofs, fields and water in the foreground. The poetic cartouche in the upper left contains a waka celebrating the moment when the snowfall has ceased at dusk on the Hira heights – a scene said to surpass even the peak of cherry-blossom beauty. Hiroshige employs refined bokashi gradation and restrained colouring to convey the stillness and vastness of the winter landscape. This print is likely a later impression from the original woodblocks.