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Evening Cherries on Gotem Yama

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful woodblock print. A pink and orange sky with clouds is at the top. Below the sky is a large body of water with boats on the left. A green hill with a person standing and another sitting is in the center. A few trees with white blossoms are on the hill. A basket hanging from a pole extends from the right side. A row of houses is along the bottom. A person walks on a path at the bottom. A signature is in the bottom-left corner. Japanese characters are in the top-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1830
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 406 px
Museum record:
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