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Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a Japanese landscape. A large mountain with a reddish-brown peak dominates the background, emitting thick, white smoke. A house with a thatched roof and a fenced yard sits on the left side of the mountain. A river flows through the center, with green hills and trees on both sides. Four men wearing loincloths and headbands are on the left side of the river, near the bottom. They are standing on stepping stones in the water and appear to be washing or moving something. A brown object resembling a log or a body lies on the riverbank on the right side. The sky transitions from dark gray at the top to light gray near the horizon. A small, rectangular inset with Japanese characters is in the top-right corner, and a red vertical banner with Japanese writing is to its right.

Artwork Details

Date
1839
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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