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Hiratsuka; Nawate Do

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print, titled "Hiratsuka; Nawate Do". The scene depicts a shoreline with three men walking along a stone path. The man on the left wears a headband and a dark loincloth and carries a large box on his back. The man in the middle wears a blue robe and a headband and carries a large box in front of him. The man on the right wears a headband and a loincloth and carries a large box on his back. The men walk on a stone path bordered by a body of water on the left and a forest on the right. There are several trees scattered along the shoreline, and in the background, there are two large mountains; the one on the left is rounded and the one on the right is more jagged. The sky above has a red gradient at the top that fades into white and blue. There are several Japanese characters written in black ink in the top corners and a red seal in the top left corner. The print has a beige border with decorative corners.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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