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The Musashiya Restaurant, Ushijima (Ushijima, Musashiya), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. The scene shows a restaurant interior on the left and a serene garden on the right. In the interior, two men sit on the floor, one wearing a black top and the other a dark kimono. Two women in kimonos stand nearby. The interior has a tatami floor and sliding doors made of shoji screens. The garden features a pond with several small islands and stone lanterns. A woman in a blue kimono stands on a wooden deck, preparing food on a low table. The deck extends over the pond. Trees and mountains are in the background under a blue evening sky. Japanese characters are written in the top right corner on a white background and on a vertical red banner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838–40
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 405 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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