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Full Moon at Takanawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background and brown border; rectangular with rounded corners, featuring a geometric pattern. The scene depicts a large body of water with blue and red hues. A curved land mass juts into the water on the right side, with trees and a low wall along the shore; a red-roofed building on the left side. Several boats are on the water to the left; distant mountains behind trees on the horizon. The sky transitions from dark blue at the top to white below, with a large white moon and pink clouds. A flock of about 10 birds fly in the same direction across the sky; more birds are flying in the distance. Trees are on the left side; a stone wall at the bottom left. Japanese text is on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1831
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 408 px
Museum record:
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