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Honmoku Bay of Musashi Province

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white woodblock print of a landscape. A large body of water fills most of the image. A large cliff juts upward from the right side. A small island is on the horizon on the left. A border around the print has a patterned inner edge. Japanese characters are written in black ink on the right side of the image and above the image. The print is set against a white textured background with a thick white border.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Matted painting; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 500 px
Museum record:
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