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Totsuka; Moto Machi Betsudo

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene. A building with a tiled roof and a covered porch is on the left. A white sign with Japanese characters hangs from the roof. A man in a blue outfit sits on the ground at the back of the porch. A low table is beside him. A woman in blue walks towards the right, wearing a conical hat. A man in blue walks behind a brown horse with a conical hat on, and a blue patterned robe. A man walks on a bridge on the right. The background shows a body of water, a mountain, and several small buildings with conical roofs. A tree is on the right side. The sky is yellow and blue.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1834
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 411 px
Museum record:
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