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Susaki Hen-yori Suijin no Mori, Uchikawa

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a woodblock print of a scenic view. The print is mostly dark blue, with a large circular cutout showing a scene. Inside the cutout, a body of water is depicted in shades of blue and green. Several boats are on the water, including one with a person in it near the bottom. A long, thin branch with white flowers extends from the bottom left into the circle. In the background, there are trees and mountains under a pink and blue sky with a flock of birds flying in a V-formation. On the right side of the print, there is a beige border with thin dark lines running horizontally across it. Two orange rectangles with Japanese writing are on the print, one on the left and one on the right. The top right rectangle is smaller and yellow. The background behind the print is plain white.

Artwork Details

Date
1857
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
418 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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