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Kanagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a traditional Japanese woodblock print. A road along a grassy slope lined with trees runs from the bottom-left corner to the lower center. Along the road are walking people, some with umbrellas and some carrying boxes on long poles over their shoulders. A tree stands on the left slope. Houses are on the lower left and right. In the background, there is a body of water with several boats on it and distant mountains on the horizon. A long building with a thatched roof runs along the right edge of the water. The sky fades from orange at the top to pinkish-white. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the right side and horizontally across the top center. A red banner with Japanese characters is on the top-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 550 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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