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Musashi: Chōfu no Tamagawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print. The scene shows a river with a blue body of water. The riverbank on the left side has a beige sandy area with a few patches of sand and rocks protruding from the water. Three people walk along the riverbank on the left side, with two on the left wearing traditional clothing, one with a red and blue garment and the other with a blue garment, and a man on the right wearing a black top and white bottoms, carrying what appears to be a long rectangular object on his right shoulder. Behind the people are buildings, including one with a brown roof and a fence in front of it, and another with a grey roof. A large tree with drooping branches stands on the riverbank. In the background, there are green mountains and a prominent mountain with a conical shape on the right side. The sky above is light brown and fades to blue near the mountains. There are several Japanese characters written in black ink on the right side of the image, and a red vertical rectangle with Japanese characters on the top right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1833
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 401 px
Museum record:
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