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View of Mount Fuji from Koshigaya, Province of Musashi (Musashi, Koshigaya Zai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicting a tree with thin white branches and pink flowers in the foreground. The tree trunk is white with a slight brown tint. A smaller tree with similar features is to the left. A body of water runs horizontally through the middle with two boats. People are standing on a dirt patch to the right of the water. A snow-capped mountain, Mount Fuji, is in the background, appearing white with a blue and white sky behind it. The image has a red rectangular stamp on the top right and another on the bottom left. The color palette includes shades of blue, green, pink, white, and brown. A beige border surrounds the image.

Artwork details

Date:
4th month, Horse year 1858
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
422 × 624 px
Museum record:
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