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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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