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Kusatsu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a landscape scene. A blue body of water fills most of the image. In the background, a line of mountains sits across the top with snow visible on peaks; land covered in greenery sits below the mountains along the water's edge. The foreground shows several boats on the water; a group of boats sit near the bottom with people on board and on a stone wall. The boats have white sails; some have their sails down. The artist's signature and a title are on a red vertical rectangle on the right; another red rectangle with writing sits on the left. A yellow rectangle with writing sits on the top right. The print has a beige border.

Artwork Details

Date
1855
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
430 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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