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Street in Kyoto

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of men carrying a long pole with something on it walk along a road. The men wear traditional clothing. They walk on a road with a body of water and a mountain in the background. The image is a woodblock print. Japanese characters are written in black ink on the top left. The characters are also written vertically. The image has a thin black border. The background of the image is off-white and aged. A boat is on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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