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東海道五十三次 か奈川

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print with a beige background and dark blue border. A large body of water with a distant shoreline. Several white sailboats are on the water. A tree on a grassy slope on the left. A low building with a yellow roof in the foreground on the right. People in traditional clothing are on a path leading to the water. A red vertical banner on the right edge with Japanese writing. Japanese writing scattered throughout the image.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 456 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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