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Okitsu, Okitsugawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print; rectangular with curved corners; blue river flowing from bottom center to right; 5 people, 4 nude and 1 dressed; 4 nude people carrying green and red boat; 1 dressed person sitting on boat; riverbank on right; rocky outcropping on left; trees on top; pink and blue sky with sun setting over water; trees silhouetted on horizon; Japanese writing on left and top right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 406 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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