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Nagakubo, Station No. 28

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper, depicting a scene with a body of water on the left, a bridge across it, and a tree on the right side. A man leads a donkey with a green and yellow pack on its back along a path on the right side. A woman and a child stand by the tree. The woman wears a green kimono. The child wears a green and white striped kimono. A dog stands next to the child. A man and woman walk on the bridge. The man wears a hat. The woman wears a blue kimono. The background features a full moon and a distant shoreline. A building stands on the right. Japanese writing and red seals are in the top-left corner and bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 396 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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