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Ōtsu, from the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi, Ōtsu)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper, rectangular shape with beige border. Building on right with green roof and blue wall; long white sign with black writing hangs from roof. People dressed in blue clothing; one man wearing only blue shorts; people gathered around red and white packages on low table. Tree with sparse leaves on right side. Water with boats on left side; distant mountains. Gray and purple sky; pink near horizon. Japanese characters written in black ink on top left and right side.

Artwork Details

Date
1841–44
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 394 px
Public Domain
Yes
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