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Soto Sakurada Benkei Bori

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a riverbank scene. A winding path along a riverbank with people walking; the river is on the right. A low stone wall runs along the riverbank. A grassy hill on the right. A large building with a green roof and red doors on the left. Trees behind. A pink and grey sky in the background. Japanese characters on the top and right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1843
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 398 px
Museum record:
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