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Fujikawa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a road running through a mountainous area. The road is gray and runs from the bottom center to the top center of the image, curving slightly to the right. There are several people walking on the road, most wearing blue clothing and carrying long objects. In the background, there are green mountains with trees on either side of the road. The sky is white and blue at the top. There are several trees scattered along the road and on the mountains. The image includes Japanese writing in black ink. The artwork style is traditional Japanese woodblock printing. The title of the piece is "Fujikawa" and the artist is not specified but appears to be in the style of Hiroshige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 382 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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