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Hodogaya

Utagawa Yoshiiku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene from Hodogaya. The image shows a group of people in Western clothing standing on the left side, looking towards a procession on a road. The procession consists of people wearing red and blue uniforms. A woman in a long blue and yellow dress with a red and gold headdress stands prominently in the foreground. A tree with sparse leaves and a blue sign with Japanese writing stands to her right. In the background, there are green hills, trees, and buildings, including a large yellow-roofed structure. A yellow diamond-shaped sign with Japanese writing is in the top-right corner. The sky is light pink and blue at the top. The entire scene is framed by a beige border with a blue stripe at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
1865
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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