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Hatsune no Baba; Bakurocho

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a Japanese landscape scene. Colored paper with a beige border and a black line around the edge. A red and black lighthouse on a raised platform in the background. The lighthouse has a square base with diagonal supports and a square room with a black roof. Two large weeping willow trees on either side, with long drooping branches. In the foreground, a grassy area with three fabric awnings in shades of yellow, beige, and blue. Under the awnings, a fenced walkway with a person standing. A small tree stump and rocks on the grass. In the background, a blue sky fading into orange towards the horizon. A small rectangular watermark with Japanese characters in the top-right corner. A long, thin orange rectangle with Japanese characters on the right. Another small orange rectangle with Japanese characters on the bottom-right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1857
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
414 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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