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The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido: Chiryu

Utagawa Hiroshige

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a landscape scene. A field with green grass and blue irrigation channels. Multiple horses, mostly black and white, standing or grazing in the field, enclosed by wooden fences. Two people in traditional clothing standing in the field with the horses. A large tree with sparse leaves and a smaller tree in the background. The horizon line shows a body of water, possibly an ocean or sea, and a hazy grey sky above that fades to orange at the top. Japanese characters written in black ink in the top-right and left side. A red seal or stamp on the left side. The print has a beige background with decorative cut corners.

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900 × 600 px
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