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The Branch Road at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing of a restaurant scene. A group of people are seated at a long table outside a building with a tiled roof. The people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing. One person stands to the right, holding something. A vertical sign with Japanese characters hangs on the left side of the building. A rectangular area on the right side contains more Japanese characters. The background shows a tree branch and a beige-colored wall with vertical slats. The paper is aged and has a darker border around the drawing.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 398 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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