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

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper. A Japanese-style building with a tiled roof and wooden deck. The deck has a low table and a tree with red berries. Inside, people wearing traditional Japanese clothing sitting on floor. A red banner on left wall with black Japanese writing. A tree with green leaves and red flowers on the right. The background shows a gray sky. Japanese writing throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
early 20th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 449 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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