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The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tall, vertical rectangular image. A white border surrounds the image. A yellow area dominates the background. A dense forest on a steep cliffside extends to the left. A group of people dressed in traditional clothing sit on a tan-colored ground on a cliff to the left. Dense trees are on the left and top sides. A river with wavy light blue water falls from a dark area between cliffs on the top. The water becomes white as it falls. The river empties into a deep blue pool. The cliffs on the right have orange and brown coloring on the bottom. Plants with green leaves are on the cliffs. A white rectangular box with Japanese writing is on the top left. The image is in a traditional Japanese artistic style.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1832
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
439 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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