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Viewing the Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi sekiyō o miru), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print depicting a scene on a body of water. A large yellow boat with several people on board is centered. The people are wearing blue clothing and white head coverings. The boat has a long oar and a pole with a circular object at the end. In the background, there is a bridge spanning the water on the left, and a mountain in the distance. The sky is orange. The water is blue with wavy lines. On the left side of the image, there is a vertical rectangle with Japanese text. At the bottom of the image, there is a color palette. The image has a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1830–31
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 459 px
Museum record:
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