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The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful woodblock print depicting a Japanese landscape. The scene is outdoors and shows a group of people on a dirt path on the left side. There are green trees and a large rocky cliff with green moss on the left side and a large waterfall on the right side. The waterfall cascades down into a body of water. There are small buildings on the bottom left side and a body of water on the right side. The sky above is blue and darkens towards the top. The print has a beige border around it. There are several Japanese characters in black ink on the top left and bottom left. Two seals are present on the bottom left. The image is bordered on the right and bottom by white space.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
443 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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