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Takasago Harbor

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print of two people on a boat with a triangular sail. The people are wearing robes that are colored gray and pink with red stripes. The person on the left is sitting with their back to the viewer and head tilted back. The person on the right sits facing left with their hair styled up and a hand on the side of their face. The boat is outlined at the bottom with a pattern along the top edge. The water in the background has lines indicating movement and there are mountains in the distance. The sun is a circle on the left side. The background color is beige with darker areas indicating shadows or aging. Japanese characters are written vertically on a white rectangle on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
268 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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