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

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print on paper with a beige background and darker beige border; blue and white gradient at top. A dirt road runs through a green hill with several tall trees; a stone wall on the left runs behind trees. A man in a blue outfit leads a horse with a yellow saddle blanket on a path. A man with a yellow hat leads another horse on a path in the background. A building with a yellow roof; mountains faintly visible behind. Characters in red and black ink are scattered throughout. A red rectangle on the right side contains characters.

Artwork details

Date:
early 20th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 440 px
Museum record:
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