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Twilight, Looking at Wild Geese Flying Down Toward Yoshida Bridge

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print, rectangular. Man with blue hat, black jacket, white pants and black shoes looks up at the woman on a horse. The woman wears a blue top with yellow ruffles around neck and on sleeves and a pink skirt. The horse is white with a long wavy tail and mane. The woman and horse face left. In background, mountain with pointed top on left. In top right corner, purple rectangle with Japanese characters. Two red rectangles with Japanese characters, one on top center, one on right side. Greenery, trees and body of water in background. The sky is blue on top and fades to pink near the horizon.

Artwork Details

Date
January 1861
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
435 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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