Hamamatsu - Winter Scene
Utagawa Hiroshige
1834
Woodblock print, Ōban size
71 x 48 cm

This piece is part of Hiroshige’s famous *The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō* series. It depicts travelers warming themselves by a bonfire in Hamamatsu during winter. The composition, featuring smoke rising straight up without any blur and the arrangement of the trees, is remarkable. The man lifting his garment to warm himself by the fire while smoking a kiseru (pipe) seems to be gazing at Hamamatsu Castle in the distance.

Untitled
Suzuki Harunobu
1768
Woodblock print
29.2 x 21.3 cm

Suzuki Harunobu was a mid-Edo period Ukiyo-e artist known for his slender, delicate beauties with refined expressions. In this piece, a young man is seen kneeling to fix his lover's wooden sandal (geta) in the snow. The poem above the image reads:
*"Even today, the street is almost impassable. If it snows tomorrow, I cannot expect him to come."*

Achiyo (Reprimand)
Tomioka Eisen
1895
Woodblock print
22.6 x 28.3 cm

Tomioka Eisen was a Ukiyo-e artist and Japanese painter active during the Meiji period. He gained fame for his vibrant and elegant *bijin-ga* (portraits of beautiful women). He was also an illustrator for magazines, and this particular work was featured in the literary magazine *Bungei Kurabu*.