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Evening View of the Eight Famous Places near Kanazawa Under Full Moon in Musashi Province

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicts a serene landscape. The scene features a large body of water with a small island in the center, covered in trees and featuring a steep cliff on one side. Several boats are visible on the water, a small island sits on the left, and a dock extends from the right side of the island into the water. The foreground shows a grassy area with trees and what appears to be a small village or houses. A large, full moon is in the sky, with a flock of birds flying towards it. The background features a mountain range. The color palette includes shades of blue for the water and sky, with black and gray for the land and trees, and a beige color for the moon. The overall composition is framed by a thin white border on the right and left edges. The image presents a peaceful, nighttime scene under the full moon.

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640 × 900 px
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