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Maiko Beach, Harima Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a beach scene; trees with green leaves and reddish-brown trunks and branches; several trees in the foreground; trees are on a sandy beach; blue water on left; blue and beige sky; two vertical banners with Japanese writing; one yellow, one orange; beige border around image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
415 × 624 px
Museum record:
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