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Cherry Blossoms at Arashiyama, from the series Famous Places of Kyōto

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print image with a blue river and a tan shoreline. The riverbank has gray and black trees with white blossoms. Two people row a long brown boat. A path winds along the top of the riverbank. The person on the left wears blue and faces right, while the other person wears orange and faces left. Japanese text is on the right side. A red square seal is on the bottom right. The image has a thin black border and a thicker beige border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 388 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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