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Night Rain at Ōyama, from the series "Eight Famous Views of Kanagawa"

Utagawa Toyokuni II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, rectangular shape with rounded corners. A mountain dominates the center and right side, brown with areas of black. Vertical blue and gray streaks fall from the top left corner. A small blue building with an orange roof at the base of the mountain on the bottom. A copper-colored rectangle at the top contains white Japanese characters. A red seal is on the top right and Japanese writing is on the left and right sides. The background fades to white around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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