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Paulownia Trees at Akasaka in the Evening Rain

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print depicts a rainy scene. Dark blue sky with rain falling vertically. Large dark cloud in center. Green grassy hill in foreground with trees. A few people walking on path along bottom left. Two carrying baskets on their backs. Building with red roof on left. Wooden fence on left. Other buildings on right. Two vertical orange banners with Japanese writing on left and right. Small yellow banner with Japanese writing on top right.

Artwork details

Date:
1859
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
432 × 624 px
Museum record:
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