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Wada Station

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with beige background, thin black border. Mountain landscape with steep slope covered in trees on the right side and terraced rice fields on the lower left. A few people, wearing blue clothing and holding round, flat hats over their heads, are on the path in the bottom right. A lone figure stands on path on the left side. Mountains are under a hazy gray sky. Japanese writing appears in four places.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 404 px
Museum record:
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