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Fuji from Miura, Sagami (Soshu Miura no Kaijo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with beige border. Mountain in the background, symmetrical with rounded top, outlined in black; blue, white and pink. Two lines of mountains behind body of water in middle, green; pink sky reflected on water. Two boats on water on left; four white sails visible on water on right. Trees on right; cliffside on right; small island on left. Red rectangles on top right and bottom left with black Japanese writing. Small Japanese seal on bottom left. Blue-green water; gradient blue sky.

Artwork Details

Date
1858
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
422 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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