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Mishima

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mishima by Utagawa Hiroshige: A Japanese woodblock print depicting a serene scene with people walking around. The scene shows a large building with a balcony on the top left. The balcony has a railing and several people standing on it. The building has a brown and beige exterior. The ground around the building is gray. There are several people wearing blue and walking on the ground. Two tall evergreen trees are on the bottom center. On the right is a light blue torii gate. Behind the gate are two people and a tree. There are Japanese characters on the right and left of the image. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 383 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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