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Tsukudajima Gyoshoi

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige border. A large ship sits on its side in water; the hull is beige, and the deck has a railing. Three ropes lead up from the deck to the top of the image. A man sits in a small wooden boat in front of the ship. The background shows a blue sky transitioning to dark on top with white specks. A semi-circle containing a blue and white moon sits on top right. Two red rectangles contain Japanese characters on top right and bottom left. Three small boats with pink flames on them sit on the right side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
1868
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
474 × 624 px
Museum record:
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