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Poem by Motoyoshi Shinnō, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a landscape. In the foreground, a large brown ox with a conical bundle of straw on its back stands on a cracked stone path. A man wearing a blue headband and robe crouches beside the ox. Behind, two people walk on grass; one holds a parasol and a round fan, the other holds a parasol. In the background, a body of water separates the shore from a distant tree-covered hill and a city skyline. The sky transitions from pink at the horizon to beige at the top. A green vertical banner with Japanese characters and a beige rectangle with Japanese characters are on the top right. The image includes various Japanese characters throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1839
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 424 px
Public Domain
Yes
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