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Ryogoku Kanjin Ōsumō sei-ten oatari hanjo no zu

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The scene shows a large crowd of people on a bridge and on the shore, looking out over a body of water. The bridge is orange and spans the bottom-left corner to the center of the image. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, with many wearing kimonos in shades of green, orange, and black. The background features a line of trees along the water's edge and a few boats on the water. The sky above is a light brown color. The print is done in muted colors with visible signs of aging. Vertical Japanese text runs along the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1778
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 428 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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