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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
Museum record:
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