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Tsukudajima Hatsu Hototogisu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a bay scene; several boats with conical straw sails; a factory or industrial building on right with smoke billowing from several chimneys; shore on the left; blue water; blue and pink sky; pink clouds; crescent moon; birds flying.

Artwork details

Date:
probably 1830
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 377 px
Museum record:
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