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Fujieda; Hito Uma Keitatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene in Fujieda. The scene shows a group of people, mostly men, gathered around a horse loaded with boxes. Some people are lifting or moving boxes. The people in the scene are wearing traditional Japanese clothing. In the background, there are trees and a body of water. The sky transitions from blue at the top to yellow near the horizon. The scene includes Japanese characters written in black ink in the upper-left corner and a red seal in the lower-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 410 px
Museum record:
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