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Yanagishima no Zu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese woodblock print depicts a scene with two women and a child by a body of water. The women wear kimonos, one in shades of brown and black, the other in blue and brown. The child wears a blue and brown kimono. They are positioned on the left side. A large house with a blue roof and a red and white exterior stands on the right. A wooden bridge crosses the water in the background. Trees line the horizon. A yellow-orange sky is at the top. Japanese characters appear in the top-left and top-right corners.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835–42
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 393 px
Museum record:
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