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People with Lanterns in Procession

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large crowd of people carrying lanterns on poles marches across a brown dirt ground. The people wear simple Japanese clothing including kimonos. The lanterns are white with designs on them. The crowd marches from the bottom-right corner towards the left and up a hill. The hill has a few trees on it. The background fades from gray at the top to tan at the bottom. The image is a Japanese woodblock print. Japanese characters are written in black ink across the top and on some of the lanterns.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
562 × 624 px
Museum record:
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