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Mimeguri no Kei (Toyoha-ya)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a Japanese scene. A group of three people stand in the foreground on the left, two men and one woman. The man on the left wears a pink robe and blue head covering with sandals. The woman in the center wears a pink robe with a white head covering and a basket. The man on the right wears a blue robe with a white head covering and brown shoes. They stand on a green ground in front of a bamboo stall with a blue interior. A large tree with sparse leaves stands on the right. A body of water and a bridge are visible behind the tree. The background features a blue sky with white clouds, a few buildings, and trees. A large orange sun or moon is setting behind the tree. The print has a beige border with a decorative edge. A vertical orange rectangle with Japanese writing is on the top right. A circular seal with Japanese writing is on the bottom right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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