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Sendagi Dangozaka

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "Sendagi Dangozaka" by Utagawa Hiroshige. The scene shows a riverbank with cherry blossom trees in full bloom. People are walking along the riverbank. In the background, there are buildings with tiled roofs and trees. Two vertical red banners with Japanese writing are on the left and right side. The sky is white and blue. The river is blue and there is a sandy shore. The print has a beige border. The image is a landscape in a rectangular format.

Artwork Details

Date
1856
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
437 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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