The original title is Snow Scene on the Sumida River and takes place in Edo, now Tokyo. The print depicts the kabuki actor Bando Shuka I (1813-1855) walking under the snow while holding an umbrella on his right with both hands. He wears a green kimono with rhomboid motifs over a blue flowered petticoat and yellow obi, covered by a burgundy cloak with white geometric designs; at the feet wear the high clogs, the geta. The foreshortening of a temple is depicted in the insert at the top right.