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Maizaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese woodblock print titled "Maizaka" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The image depicts a group of four people standing on a beach with several large baskets and a tall pole with white items hanging from it. The people wear traditional Japanese clothing. The background features a body of water with a mountainous shoreline. A tree-lined shore juts into the water on the right. In the distance are mountains and a sunset or sunrise sky with hues of blue, pink, and white. The mountains are greenish-blue. The sky transitions from dark blue at the top to white near the horizon. The scene includes Japanese writing in the top-left corner and on a red banner on the right. The image has a beige background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 374 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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