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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
Museum record:
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