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Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke (Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Large waterfall cascading down rocky cliff face. Waterfall is composed of multiple streams of water flowing down in parallel. Water is white and blue. Cliff face is orange and yellow. Three people standing at base of waterfall. People are wearing traditional Japanese clothing. Trees and greenery surrounding waterfall and on top of cliff. Some trees have bare branches. Vertical white rectangle with Japanese writing in top right corner. Two red seals with Japanese writing in bottom right corner. Background behind image is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
441 × 624 px
Museum record:
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