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Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print showing a turbulent sea with large waves. The waves are dark blue with white crests. One large wave in the foreground has a swirling pattern. In the background, there are mountains and a blue sky with birds flying. There are two vertical red banners with black Japanese text on either side of the image, and a yellow banner with black Japanese text on the top right. The print has a beige border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1853
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
428 × 625 px
Museum record:
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