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Nagakubo Station

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, color on paper, rectangular shape with rounded corners. The scene depicts a riverbank with a tree growing from the middle of a sandy area. Three people and two dogs are by the tree. A man on a brown horse rides to the right. The riverbank leads to a red building on the right. A bridge spans the river in the background. The river water is dark blue. The sky is dark blue. The full moon is visible. The mountains are dark. Japanese writing appears in the upper-left. A red seal appears in the lower-left. A small color gradient scale is at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1836
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 454 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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