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Seta no Sekisho. Sunset, Seta. Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print depicting a landscape. A body of water fills most of the scene. A mountain range runs horizontally across the background. A large mountain with a pointed peak sits to the right. Boats are on the water. A bridge spans the water in the foreground. Land and trees are on the left. The color palette includes shades of blue, beige, and black. There are two red seals, one in the bottom-right corner and a vertical red seal on the top-left side. A small white rectangle with Japanese characters is in the top-left corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 392 px
Museum record:
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