Couple in a Snowstorm

Couple in a Snowstorm, Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768

Colors in this work

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Date: c. 1768
Holding institution: Hood Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8C755A · 59%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A28868 · 7%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5A3C24 · 7%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #765233 · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #926431 · 5%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #C6B79B · 4%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #7D6347 · 3%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2A1E15 · 2%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #99631E · 2%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #B09C7D · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #847B53 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #886B61 · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #131012 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #6B625A · <1%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #7D5853 · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #141511 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6A6A43 · <1%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #BCBC94 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

11 tags

Figures in Nature Both · 95%

The title identifies a couple in a snowstorm, while the image visibly shows two figures outdoors amid falling or wind-driven precipitation.

Ukiyo-e Interpretive · 90%

Suzuki Harunobu and the format, subject, and period place the print within Japanese ukiyo-e print culture, although the supplied catalog does not explicitly list a style.

Patterns Visual · 98%

The robes and umbrella edging contain prominent checks, stripes, grids, and repeated decorative motifs.
Radiating Lines Visual · 96%

The umbrella’s ribs radiate outward from its central support, forming a strong fan-like structure.
Linear Forms Visual · 95%

Numerous long diagonal strokes cross the background, creating directional movement associated with the storm.
Contour Line Visual · 95%

Dark drawn outlines clearly define the figures, garments, umbrella, footwear, and environmental marks.
Slender Visual · 89%

The two figures have elongated, narrow proportions, particularly in their limbs and trailing garments.

Prints Metadata · 99%

The canonical catalog classifies the object as a Japanese woodblock print.
Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 97%

The catalog’s classification as a Japanese woodblock print supports its identification with woodcut printmaking.

18th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The canonical date is c. 1768, placing the work in the eighteenth century.

Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog explicitly describes the work as a Japanese woodblock print.

Suzuki Harunobu. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, US

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