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Kawasaki

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicting a Japanese landscape. A body of water with blue color. A boat with a white sail on the water. Three smaller boats with people on the water. A group of people walking on a road in the foreground. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. Trees on the left side of the image. A color palette at the bottom with black, gray, and white squares. Numbers on the color palette. Japanese writing on the top left and right side. A red banner on the top right. Buildings on the right side. A mountain or hill in the background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 552 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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