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Hara: Mount Fuji in the Morning (Hara, Asa no Fuji), from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), also known as the First Tōkaidō or Great Tōkaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. The scene depicts two men walking on a dirt path; one man carries a large box on his back and the other man holds a walking stick. The men wear blue clothing and tan straw hats. The man on the right wears a green patterned robe under his blue outer garment. The man on the left wears a blue robe and blue pants. Behind the men is a field with tall grasses. In the background, a large snow-capped mountain, Mount Fuji, dominates the scene. The sky above the mountain fades from pink at the top to white then blue near the mountain. The mountain and sky occupy the top half of the print. The bottom half features the men and field. Japanese characters are written in the top left and right of the print. A red oval seal is on the top left. A red square seal is on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1833–34
Medium
Woodblock print
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 412 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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