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Fujieda

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a vintage woodblock print titled "Fujieda" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The scene features four men in a field on a rainy day. The men wear traditional Japanese clothing consisting of short pants and head coverings. Three men are gathered around a pile of straw; two have baskets on their backs and one uses a long tool. The fourth man rides a brown horse with a stack of straw on its back. The men and horse stand on a dirt path in a field with green grass and crops. Two large trees are on the left and right behind the men. Rain falls diagonally from the top of the image. The background shows more trees and a gray sky. A red banner with Japanese writing is on the top right. Japanese characters are on the top left. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 390 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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