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Poem by Sangi Hitoshi (Minamoto no Hitoshi), from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting a serene landscape with people. The scene shows a group of people in traditional Japanese clothing walking along a winding path near a body of water. Two people stand on the left side of the image, one wearing a blue robe and the other a red robe with orange circular patterns. In the background, there are mountains and a sunset-colored sky reflecting on the water's surface. A small building with a brown roof and a grassy area with a few bushes are on the left side. In the foreground, a gray and black color palette bar is visible at the bottom. A beige rectangle with Japanese writing is in the top-right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
1760–1849
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 477 px
Museum record:
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