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Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Jōshū Ushibori), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with beige background. A long boat sits on a beach at an angle, pointing to the top left. The boat is empty except for a man sitting on a stone on the right. The boat and man are shaded in black. Several ducks swim on the water on the left. A mountain is in the background on the right, with a blue body of water behind it. There are two red stamps on the bottom right. There is Japanese writing in a rectangle on the top left. The scene is depicted in shades of blue and beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 413 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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