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Odawara

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print with a landscape scene. The scene depicts a beach with green grassy areas on either side of a sandy path. Two large trees with bushy tops and thick trunks are on the right side of the path. There are several people wearing traditional Japanese clothing and conical hats walking on the path. The people are carrying baskets or other items. In the background, there is a body of water with a city skyline on the horizon. The sky is yellowish at the horizon and fades to purple at the top. There are several lines of Japanese text in black ink at the top and on the left and right sides of the image. A red banner with Japanese text is on the top right corner. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of green, blue, yellow, and brown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 439 px
Museum record:
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