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Clearing Weather at Awazu

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print with a beige background and curved corners. A road lined with trees runs along the bottom left corner. A body of water spans the center with two sailboats and two smaller boats. A line of trees borders the water on the right. A bridge spans the water on the right side. Mountains rise in the background with snow on the peaks. The sky transitions from orange at the horizon to gray at the top. A red seal is in the top-left corner. A colorful stamp with Japanese characters is in the top-right corner. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1832
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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