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Moonlit Night at Miyanokoshi, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woodblock print of three people walking on a path alongside a body of water. The three people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing and head coverings. The person on the left is carrying a large bundle on their back. The person in the middle is carrying a child. The person on the right is holding a stick. The path is elevated and runs along the edge of a body of water. There are several trees and hills in the background. The sky is blue and there is a full moon visible. There are several Japanese characters written in black ink at the top left and bottom right of the image. There are also two red seals, one in the top left and one in the bottom right. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1838
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 399 px
Museum record:
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