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Akasaka, Ryosha Sho-fu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper. A Japanese-style building with a tiled roof and a tree in front. Two levels of veranda with people on both, dressed in kimonos. On left, a man stands on veranda, looking left, wearing blue kimono. People on inner veranda wearing blue clothing. Woman on right veranda wearing kimono with white and blue pattern. People sitting on inner right veranda. Background shows sliding doors with grid pattern and a red and blue curtain or hanging. A red seal or stamp on bottom right corner. Palm-like tree obscures view. Gray and black shading at top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1834
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 410 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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