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Narumi, Meibutsu Arimatsu Shibori

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print of a street scene with buildings on the left and right in the background; the left building has a blue awning. A man leads a horse with a covered pack on the back through the street toward buildings. He walks to the left and slightly toward the viewer. The man wears a white hat. He wears a dark outfit. A man in a blue outfit walks behind him to the right. The horse's body faces right. The background has a pink and blue sky. A tall tree is on the left. More people walking around. A red stamp on the bottom right and Japanese characters on the top left.

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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