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“Iyo Province, Saijō ,” from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujū yoshū meisho zu-e, Iyo, Saijō)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background and darker beige border. A blue sky with white clouds and a flock of 13 white birds flying from the right. A green mountain range in the background. A blue body of water with a distant shore on the left. A small brown boat with white sails on the water. Large white boat sail and mast on the right side. A red and yellow vertical banner with black Japanese lettering on the top right. A red vertical banner with black Japanese lettering on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1853
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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