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

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, rectangular shape with slightly rounded corners and rough off-white border. Mountain landscape with green, blue, orange-brown and yellow-brown mountains, some with darker shading on sides. Two travelers with large orange and blue head coverings bent over on left. Rain falling from light-tan sky with thin black lines. Japanese text in black on the left side, top, and right side. A red seal on left side, and a vertical red banner on far left with Japanese text. The composition is dense with detail, featuring people, mountains and rain.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 448 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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