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Tetsukuri no Tamagawa on the Musashino Plain

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of seven women in traditional Japanese clothing with black hair pulled back are standing or kneeling on a body of water with wavy lines. The women are wearing kimonos with various patterns. The woman on the far left is leaning over a large cylindrical object on the shore, and another woman on the far left is standing on the shore. There is a tree on the left. In the background, there are rolling hills or waves with a winding path. Two women are standing on a platform or a boat in the water on the right. There are baskets or containers on the shore behind them. The color palette is muted with shades of beige, brown, and black.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 310 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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