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View of Azuma Wood

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Horizontal landscape print with beige background. Two blue mountains in distance. Large tree line and buildings in background on right. Open field with several rectangular plots on right. Diagonal blue river flowing from bottom right to center left. Bare trees lining river. Wooden bridge over river in bottom left. Two small buildings with sloped roofs on left. Fences throughout. Japanese text on right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1858
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 226 px
Museum record:
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