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Suhara, from The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of people walking in rain. A man on the left wearing blue shorts, a dark blue top with a mesh pattern and sandals holds a yellow umbrella. He leans to the right. Two people stand on right side of a fence. Person on left wears green top and blue bottoms; they hold a yellow umbrella. A person on right wears a white top and blue bottoms. A person kneels on right side of fence. A tree trunk with yellow streaks is on right. A building with a tiled roof is in background. A horse and rider silhouette on left side. Red seals and black Japanese text are on left. Background is dark gray sky with heavy rain.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1838
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 396 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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