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Nihonbashi in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print depicting a canal scene. The canal is positioned centrally and runs from the bottom to the middle of the image. Several boats are on the canal. There are buildings on both sides of the canal. The buildings are white with brown roofs. A mountain is visible in the background. The sky transitions from dark blue at the top to light orange near the horizon. There is Japanese text in a white rectangle in the top-right corner. The image includes a range of colors such as blue, orange, yellow, brown, and green.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 407 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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