Artwork preview

Fuchu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene set in Fuchu, created by Utagawa Hiroshige. A large building with a blue roof and wooden walls is on the left. The building has a triangular roof section. Large windows with green panes are on the visible side. People in blue clothing and some in other colors are walking around. Some carry objects. In the background, a gray fence and a gate are visible. A palm tree stands near the gate. The sky is gray with a full moon. Japanese characters are written in black and on a red banner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 451 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette

You May Also Like

Fuchu: View of the Licensed Quarter in Nichomachi (Fuchu, Nichomachi kuruwa no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
東海道五十三次 府中 二丁町廓之図
The Harimaya at Shinyoshiwara Emonzaka Nihonzutsumi
Shimbashi no Zu
Fujisawa—No. 7, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido
Narumi, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Chiryu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
View of Surugacho (Surugacho no zu), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Kanda Myojin Shrine (Kanda Myojin), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
Narumi, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road
Shitaya Hirokoji, from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”
Takanawa Ni-ju-roku Ya
Shin Yoshiwara
Mariko
Soto Sakurada, Benkei Bori, Sakura-no-i
Shitaya Hirokoji, from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”
Zoshigaya no Zu (Myoga-ya)
Shiba Shinmeisha Uchi (Shatetsu-ro)
Night View of Saruwaka-machi (Saruwaka-machi yoru no kei), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"
Narumi: Famous Tie-dyed Fabrics of Arimatsu (Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
Shinagawa: Departure of the Daimyo (Shinagawa, shoko detachi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Yastukoji, Inside Sujikai Gate (Sujikai-uchi Yatsukoji), from the series “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)”
東海道五十三次 川崎