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Fall of Aoiga Oka, Yedo

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print featuring a cliffside with green moss and trees on the left side. A path on the left leads to a blue-roofed house surrounded by large trees. Three figures including one on a horse are on the path. A body of water with small waves on the right. A man on a horse with a child standing beside the horse on the bottom right. A small waterfall on the right center. Two buildings with blue roofs on the bottom left. A white vertical banner with Japanese characters on the top left. The background features a blue sky and a distant shoreline.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1827
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
436 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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