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Distant View of Miho Beach from Ejiri

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background. The image depicts a body of water. In the water there are several ships with tall masts. The ships are orange and white. There are mountains in the background on the left with orange and blue shading. The mountains on the left are taller than those on the right. There is land on the right with dark green trees. There are several characters in black and a red seal in the top corners. The right corner seal is circular. The image is bordered by a thin beige frame with rounded corners.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 408 px
Museum record:
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