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Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, beige background with darker beige at bottom. Two rows of people. Bottom row: 6 shirtless men wearing blue shorts pulling green box on sled with long wooden poles. Top row, background: Large building with dark roof and light-yellow walls. People walking around and sitting outside building. Dark trees on right. Japanese text on left and right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1833–34
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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