Akasaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicting a rural scene at night, titled "Akasaka" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The scene shows a dirt road with a man leading a brown horse to the right, and a woman and child walking behind them to the left. In the background, a low stone wall with a slanted yellow roof structure behind it. The road runs from the bottom center to the left. Tall trees line the road and a grassy hill rises to the right. The sky is dark blue at the top, fading to white near the horizon, with a full moon visible. Japanese text is written in black ink at the top and right side of the image, and a red banner with black text is on the right edge. The print has a beige background with a thin black border.