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Sail Boats

Utagawa Hiroshige II

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brown woodblock print depicts a body of water with boats. Two boats are in the foreground. The boat on the right has a large curved white sail on the left and a smaller one on the right. The boat on the left has a large curved white sail. There are people on both boats wearing dark clothing and conical hats. The water is blue-green and rippled. There are hills and buildings in the background. The sky is a light brown. The print has a beige background with a darker border. There are Asian characters written vertically on the left side and horizontally on the right side.

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900 × 675 px
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