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Goyu, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful woodblock print depicting a Japanese scene. A group of men carry large rectangular objects on long poles. They walk on a bridge over a body of water and along a road. The men are naked from the waist up and wear loincloths. The objects they carry are wrapped in yellow fabric. A large weeping willow tree sits on a hill behind them. A body of water is on the right. There are buildings on the left with yellow roofs. There is Japanese text throughout the image, including a red vertical banner on the left. The sky transitions from blue at the top to yellow at the horizon.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 458 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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