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Mountains and Rivers Along the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A snowy mountain landscape with trees and a river. The image shows a blue river flowing through a snowy landscape with trees and mountains. A red rectangle with Japanese writing is on the top right. A red square with Japanese writing is on the bottom right. The background shows a gray sky with white dots resembling snow. There are mountains and a bridge. The image is framed in beige.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1930s
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
479 × 625 px
Museum record:
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