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Kusatsu Station

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kusatsu Station by Utagawa Hiroshige: A Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene with three people wearing blue clothing and conical straw hats. Two people are on the left side of a tree with green leaves and red leaves, with one holding a red object. The third person is on the right side of the tree, holding a wrapped object. The background features blue water with several conical structures and a distant mountain range under a blue and white sky. There are two trees in the foreground, one with green, red, and brown leaves and one with white blossoms. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left and right side of the image. The image is bordered by aged beige paper.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1842
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 389 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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