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Taira no Kiyomori's Spectral Vision

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print divided into two distinct scenes. Left side depicts a snowy landscape with a large gray rock formation, small trees and bushes covered in snow, and a body of water. The right side shows a traditional Japanese building with a red floor, black railings, and a yellow and orange exterior. A woman in a pink kimono stands on the porch looking out to the snowy landscape. Inside the building, two women sit on the floor wearing red kimonos. The woman on the right appears to be playing a musical instrument. The background includes a blue sky and water, with distant mountains. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left and right sides of the print. The image has a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1845
Medium
Triptych of woodblock-printed books (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 293 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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