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東海道五十三次 見附 天竜川舟渡し

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige border. A grassy area with a dirt path leads down to a body of water. A person leads a brown donkey with a yellow and blue blanket on its back. The donkey and person are on a dirt path in the lower center of the image. Three trees with green leaves and brown trunks are on the right and left. Three boats are on the water. The boat on the left is orange with two people. The middle boat is large and brown. The right boat is small and red. The background shows a yellow and orange sky over green hills and more trees. There are several vertical lines of Japanese characters on the left and right. A red seal is on the left. A red rectangle with Japanese characters is on the right.

Artwork Details

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