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Otsu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicts a harbor scene. Boxy buildings with tiled roofs line the shore on the left. People walk on the grass in front of the buildings. Several boats are moored in the water. A distant mountain range spans the background. The image contains Japanese characters in the top-left and top-right corners. The top-right corner has a red vertical rectangle. The image has a thin beige border with rounded corners.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 428 px
Museum record:
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