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Numazu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, rectangular with slightly curved corners. The scene shows a landscape with a large mountain on the left side. The mountain is gray with patches of white at the top. The sky above is blue with several white clouds. In the middle ground is a body of water with a few small boats. On the right side of the image, a tree stands in front of a small building. People are walking around, and two people are leading a donkey with a blue and white covering on its back. The donkey is walking on a dirt path. The image includes several Japanese characters written vertically and horizontally throughout. A red vertical banner with Japanese characters is on the top right corner. The image has a beige background with a darker beige border around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 464 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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