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Mitsuke

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, rectangular shape with a white background. A river runs across the center, with a sandy shore along the bottom. Three boats are in the foreground, two with people. Several more boats are scattered in the background. A line of trees on the left shore. A mountain range stretches across the center of the image, behind the river. The sky fades from blue at the top to pinkish orange towards the horizon. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side in black ink on a red banner and scattered in the image. The artist's name and title are written in the top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 379 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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