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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

The image depicts a serene landscape with a large body of water, likely a bay or sea, under a full moon. The water is light blue and calm, with several sailboats scattered across it. In the foreground, a tree stands on a hill overlooking the water, accompanied by a cluster of trees and what appears to be a small village or houses. The background features several islands and a distant shoreline. The sky above is gray and overcast, with the full moon shining through the clouds. In the bottom-left corner, there is a red seal or stamp with white Japanese characters, while additional Japanese text is written vertically along the left edge of the image. At the bottom center, three circular seals or stamps are visible. The overall atmosphere of the image exudes tranquility and peacefulness, capturing a moment in time under the soft glow of the full moon. The image is a woodblock print, likely from the Edo period in Japan.

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640 × 900 px
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