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The Daikokuya at Mukojima

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print, rectangular, showing a landscape scene. The scene depicts a garden with blue water features and grey stones. There are Japanese-style buildings in the background. Two large trees are visible, one with a pagoda to the left. Three people wearing traditional Japanese clothing are in the foreground. The person on the left is bending over. The person on the right wears a black and white check kimono. The person in the center wears a grey kimono and sits on a stone. There are more people in the background. The sky is orange and blue. There are Japanese characters on red shapes in the top right corner. The artist's seal or signature is present.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835–42
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 381 px
Museum record:
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