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Kyoto: Dairi

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper. Scene of a Japanese city street. Large building with reddish-brown roof and brown gate in background. Gate has decorative details and roof overhangs gate. Building behind has yellow walls with blue tile roof and brown accents. Trees and other buildings in background. Group of people on street in bottom left. People are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. Blue and yellow wall to right of gate. Japanese characters written in black ink on right side and top left of image. Blue sky.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 454 px
Museum record:
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