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Bow Moon

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical rectangular woodblock print depicts a landscape scene. A tall gray cliff on the left with vertical striations faces a cliff on the right covered with trees on brown soil. A suspension bridge made of rope spans between the two. A waterfall in white and blue descends a right-side cliff. A crescent moon is visible in the background sky transitioning from blue at the top to yellowish-white on the horizon. The upper-left corner features a red vertical banner containing black Japanese text. Two red seals and several lines of black Japanese text are also present at the top and on the cliffs.

Artwork details

Date:
1832
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
293 × 624 px
Museum record:
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