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Totsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicts a serene landscape with a road cutting through green hills. The road is gray and lined with trees on both sides, their trunks thick and brown with dark green foliage. Trees on the right side of the road have a more uniform, curved shape. Three people are on the road, two wearing loincloths and one wearing a blue outfit. A body of water and distant mountains are visible in the background. Japanese text is written vertically on the top and left side, and a red banner with Japanese text is on the top right. The print has a beige background with a blue gradient at the top. A color palette is at the bottom. Totsuka by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 531 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette