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Vesper Bells at Mii Temple

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a large mountain in the background and a village in the foreground. The mountain is green and gray, with snow at the top. The sky above the mountain is yellowish and orange. In the foreground, there are trees and a village with buildings that have red roofs. There are also some trees on the right side of the image. The image has a beige border with curved corners. There is Japanese writing in the top-left corner and a red seal next to it. In the top-right corner, there is a white rectangle with Japanese writing and a red vertical banner. The image appears to be a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The title of the image is "Vesper Bells at Mii Temple" by artist Utagawa Hiroshige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1832
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 407 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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