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Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Yoshida), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicts a group of people in a Japanese-style building. The group of people wearing traditional Japanese clothing are sitting and standing in a room with a large open window. The background shows a mountain and a body of water. There are two vertical pillars on either side of the image with Japanese writing on them. A white sign with Japanese characters hangs above the window. The roof has a blue and white pattern. The image is rectangular. The scene is set outdoors with a view. The people are engaged in various activities. Some are sitting on a platform. The setting includes a mountain in the distance. The print is in a traditional Japanese style. The composition includes people in the foreground and background. The color palette is muted with blues, greens, and browns.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 412 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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