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Mie River at Yokkaichi

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print. Beige background with darker beige border. Border has curved corners with short decorative lines. Man on left, wearing blue patterned shirt and pants, walks on concrete ledge or road beside blue body of water; holds umbrella made of white and red material; faces right. Discarded yellow fan near lower left corner. Tree with bare branches and thin leaves leans left; wind-blown branches extend to upper center. Wooden bridge on right; man dressed in beige walks on it; faces right; holds parasol. Area of tall grass behind bridge and beside road. Calm blue body of water on left and right; thin strip of water separates tall grass area from distant shore. Sailboats on distant shore on left; shore on right not visible. Pinkish-gray sky with darker top; white and blue and green in lower sections. Two red seals; one near top right corner; one near top left corner. Four lines of black text on left; two lines on right.

Artwork details

Date:
1834
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 410 px
Museum record:
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