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Flowering Cherry Trees Along the Yoshino River

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A landscape with green and blue mountains in the background. A large river runs through the scene from right to left. The riverbank is lined with trees and greenery. Some trees have white blossoms. There are terraced rice fields on the right side. A group of people are on a path on the right. The sky is light-colored. Japanese characters are written in black ink at the top. The artwork style is traditional Japanese woodblock printing.

Artwork Details

Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 445 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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