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Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene from a Japanese landscape. Men in blue and white clothing are carrying a green-roofed structure on a path made of wooden slats. The structure has a brown door and two small square windows on the side. A man on the right wears a white head covering. Two large baskets hang from a pole in the foreground. In the background, a field with winding paths and people walking with horses and other animals. Trees line the horizon under a peach-colored sky. A scroll with Japanese writing hangs on the right. The scene includes trees and bushes in the lower right corner. The style of the image is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.

Artwork Details

Date
1839
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 424 px
Public Domain
Yes
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