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Clearing Weather at Awazu, Lake Biwa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a natural landscape. A mountain range with several dark peaks fades from dark to light to dark again. A lake or sea sits in front of the mountains. On the right is a bridge spanning the water with a small boat on the right side and larger boats on the left. The shore in the foreground has a road with people and trees. The sky fades from orange at the horizon to light peach at the top. Two rectangular seals are present: one red on the left and one multicolored on the right, both with Asian characters. A thin orange line borders the top.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 387 px
Museum record:
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