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Okabe

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background and darker beige border. A green hillside with trees on the left side. A person holding an umbrella on a dirt path leading to a small building with a thatched roof on the right side. Trees on the right side of the path. A horse and a rider on the path in front of the building. A body of water with blue and white clouds in the background. Japanese characters written vertically on the top right and left side of the image. A red vertical banner on the top right side with Japanese characters. Three lines of Japanese characters in the middle of the image. A circular seal on the bottom right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 460 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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