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Saka-no-shita

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a mountainous background. A slope with trees and people is on the left. The people are wearing robes. Some hold umbrellas. The slope meets a flat area at the bottom. A smaller tree is to the right. The background features mountains. The sky transitions from blue at the top to pink and then white. There are Japanese characters written on the image. A red banner with Japanese characters is on the right edge.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 461 px
Museum record:
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