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

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print of a scene from a road with a pink and orange sky. The scene depicts a street with buildings on the left side. The building has a green roof and a yellow and brown facade. People in traditional Japanese clothing are standing on the street. Some people are carrying objects on their heads. There is a child wearing red clothing. Trees and more buildings are seen in the background. A hill with trees on top and Japanese writing on the side slopes down from the right. The sky transitions from pink at the horizon to orange, then purple at the top. The print has a beige border with Japanese writing in black ink. A red banner with black Japanese writing is on the top right. The print also has a red seal on the bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 469 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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