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Street Scene in the New Year Season

Utagawa Kuninao

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "Street Scene in the New Year Season" by Utagawa Kuninao. The scene shows a woman and a child standing next to a dog. The woman wears a brown kimono with a patterned design and a hat. The child wears a kimono and holds an object wrapped in a cloth. The dog, drawn in light brown, sits on the left side and looks up. The background features a beige color with Japanese writing on the left and right sides. A bamboo branch is visible in the upper right corner, and a thatched roof is on the right side. The woman and child are positioned in the center, with the woman on the right and the child on the left. The woman faces left, and the child faces forward. The image includes a mix of green, brown, and black colors.

Artwork details

Date:
1814
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
547 × 624 px
Museum record:
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